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Andrew Brown

Supermarkets threatened with break-up for price gouging

The federal government has ruled out divestiture powers as a way to rein in the supermarket duopoly. (Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS)

Repeated price gouging at the checkout could lead to retail giants Coles, Woolworths and Bunnings being broken up under a coalition proposal.

Divestiture powers would be able to be used by the consumer watchdog as a last resort to address anti-competitive behaviour by major chains, if the opposition wins the next federal election.

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