Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from Woolworths

Ham over fist, supermarkets face a grilling over prices

Christmas ham has become a political issue with a minister urging supermarkets to freeze its prices as the major chains face an inquiry into price gouging.

AAP

Supermarket profits in spotlight as living costs bite

As Australians battle the increasing cost of living, a parliamentary inquiry will investigate if major supermarkets are price gouging to get record profits.

AAP

Coles & Woolies Will Finally Cop A Senate Inquiry Into Grocery Pricing After Record Profits

Coles and Woolworths will soon face a Senate inquiry into whether they have been price gouging consumers during a cost of living crisis.

Pedestrian.tv

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Australia too slow to charge into electric trucks

A lack of chargers, policies and financial help means Australian companies are being slower to trade in their diesel trucks for electric models.

AAP

Frequent flyer programs: which is best for Australians – and is there a catch?

Qantas, Velocity and KrisFlyer will earn you free flights or upgrades but you’ll have to give something too – your data

The Guardian - AU

Vegemite Costs Ten Bucks A Jar, So What Am I Supposed To Eat The Rich With Now? Marmite?

Vegemite's prices have soared through the roof to almost ten dollars a jar, which is way too much to spend on what I eat in one sittting.

Pedestrian.tv

People Are Calling For A Supermarket Boycott This Christmas As Coles & Woolworths’ Prices Climb

A TikTok video calling for people to boycott Coles and Woolworths has racked up more than a million views as consumers demand supermarkets offer relief from cost-of-living pressures.

Pedestrian.tv

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

New anti-theft gates in 'high risk' Canberra Coles

The checkout gates won't open if scanners think you haven't paid.

The Canberra Times

Bottom-up approach to flush wet wipes from landfill

Aussie mums, dads and bubs can mark World Toilet Day with the first genuinely flushable wet wipes that are plastic-free and save on landfill.

AAP

Lendlease Group hit with first strike after $232m loss

Lendlease has joined Qantas, Woolworths, Treasury Wine Estates, Magellan Financial and Whitehaven Coal in being slapped with a "first strike" on executive pay.

AAP

Australian supermarket vanilla ice-cream taste test: the best tub is from Aldi (so is the worst)

From velvety specimens to ‘watery’ experiences, Nicholas Jordan has the inside scoop on ice-cream tubs – the good, the bad, and the simply vanilla

The Guardian - AU

Is Jim's Beauty set to flop like Colgate lasagna or Harley-Davidson perfume – or could it be branding genius?

Jim’s Group – best known for Jim’s Mowing and Jim’s Plumbing – this week announced a surprising brand extension.

The Conversation

Australian children exposed to aggressive marketing of unhealthy foods – study

More than 95% of low-nutrition products using targeted ads would be banned in countries such as Mexico, George Institute says

The Guardian - AU

Consumers still being hammered on meat prices

Agriculture Minister Murray Watt wants the supermarkets to do more about dropping meat prices but hasn't supported calls for the ACCC to investigate.

AAP

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

Pedestrian.tv

There Are Calls For The ACCC To Investigate Coles & Woolworths After A Major Price Discrepancy

Shadow Agricultural Minister David Littleproud has called for an investigation into sky high supermarket prices, as it is revealed that farmers are paid less when shelf costs remain the same.

AAP

Aussie supermarkets failing in war on plastic: audit

Australian supermarkets have been given an F for fail on plastic waste reduction, with an audit detailing some disturbing practices.

The Guardian - AU

Australian supermarket hash brown taste test: the clear winner isn’t technically a hash brown

From crunchy wonders to literal flops, Nicholas Jordan reveals which frozen shredded-potato products make the cut

AAP

Increased surveillance of shoppers raises concerns

The decision by supermarket operators to increase the use of in-store cameras, including on self-checkout screens, may not be well received by shoppers.

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

AAP

Supermarkets' Shonky gong for 'cashing in' on consumers

Coles and Woolworths have received the dubious honour of a Shonky by consumer group Choice for raising prices amid a cost-of-living crisis.

The Guardian - AU

Choice shames Coles and Woolworths with Shonky award for ‘cashing in during cost-of-living crisis’

Supermarket duopoly among consumer advocate’s list of 2023’s worst products and services, alongside rental platforms and a mini-fridge

Newsroom.co.nz

Supie's last days: The cashflow crisis behind the smiles

The signs were there. Sarah Balle pulled a marketing campaign, paused an online partnership with The Warehouse and made desperate pleas to investors. Jonathan Milne reports.

AAP

Ex-Woolies boss renews call for Endeavour chair to quit

Endeavour Group chairman Peter Hearl has rejected a call from ex-Woolworths CEO Roger Corbett for him to step down immediately.

The Guardian - AU

Milk sold at Coles and Woolworths recalled over E coli fears

Some bottles of Tempo milk sold at supermarkets and independent grocery chains in NSW and Victoria pulled from shelves

AAP

Woolworths shareholders revolt after two worker deaths

Woolworths Group shareholders have rejected the company's remuneration framework, saying bonuses should have been slashed more after the deaths of two workers.

AAP

Supermarkets deny milk shortages as strike continues

Coles and Woolworths have rejected reports of milk shortages as 1400 dairy processing workers continue their strike for better pay and conditions.

1 … 16 17 18 19

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.