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The Guardian - AU · Aug 22, 2023

Dodging the duopoly: can three shoppers avoid Coles and Woolworths for a week?

A regional family, an urban family and a single man in the suburbs spend a week abstaining from Australia’s big two supermarkets, with widely divergent results

The Guardian - AU · Jul 29, 2023

Morning Mail: supermarkets’ ‘cosy’ duopoly, Kevin Spacey cleared, Sinéad O’Connor dies

Exclusive shows Coles and Woolworths have fattened profits compared with UK peers, music world mourns Irish singer, and Kevin Spacey cleared

The Guardian - AU · Jul 26, 2023

Poppy seeds alert by Coles after customer falls ill

Coles customers are being urged not to consume potentially poisonous poppy seeds after some batches remained on the shelves despite a recall in November.

AAP · Jun 30, 2023

Shopping basket assault case to go to trial after worker hospitalised

The man is also accused of having a knife on him while in the supermarket.

Newcastle Herald · Jun 28, 2023

The pandemic pie peak has passed but we’re far from the demise of an Australian classic

Consumption of meat pies has fallen back to pre-Covid levels, reflecting a return to normal patterns rather than a long-term crisis

The Guardian - AU · Jun 25, 2023

The high-priced product targeted by ACT supermarket shoplifters

More than 350,000 items are stolen per year from every Woolies store in Canberra.

The Canberra Times · Jun 18, 2023

The night a Sabre jet crashed in The Junction

The fiery event happened in August 1966.

Newcastle Herald · Jun 18, 2023

Former Coles executive admits $1.9 million fraud

Former Coles executive Aaron Baslangic stole more than $1.9 million in what a judge said was such a stupid scheme even a high school student could detect it.

The New Daily · Jun 14, 2023

Australia’s supermarket duopoly didn’t start the inflation crisis, but it is making it worse

Market concentration is allowing companies to reap record profits while workers and their families struggle to get by

The Guardian - AU · Jun 14, 2023