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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Paul Karp Chief political correspondent

Supermarkets could face billions in fines for grocery code breaches as Labor commits to reforms

Woolworths and Coles supermarket signs
Woolworths, Coles, Aldi and IGA owner Metcash are signatories to Australia’s voluntary food and grocery code of conduct but it could soon become mandatory, along with tough new penalties. Photograph: Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images

Labor has promised to legislate massive new fines for breaches of the grocery code of conduct, which would be made mandatory under changes proposed by Craig Emerson’s independent review.

On Monday the Albanese government will announce it is adopting in full the recommendations of Emerson’s report on the code, an interim version of which was released in April amid consumer and supplier complaints about soaring supermarket profits.

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