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Greens launch Senate inquiry into supermarket price gouging

THE Greens have launched a Senate inquiry into supermarket price gouging to scrutinise the impact of market concentration on food prices and strategies employed by major players. It will also assess the rise in essential item prices, the validity of discounts offered and the inflation of profits during economic hardship.

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A Senate inquiry will shine a spotlight on supermarket pricing. Picture Mark Saunders.

A Senate inquiry will shine a spotlight on supermarket pricing. Picture Mark Saunders.

Greens economic justice spokesperson, senator Nick McKim, accused supermarket giants Coles and Woolworths of price gouging during a cost of living crisis.  "For too long the big supermarkets have had...

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A growing series of reports, each focused on a key discussion point for the farming sector, brought to you by the Farming Ahead team.

A growing series of reports, each focused on a key discussion point for the farming sector, brought to you by the Farming Ahead team.

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Research Report: Grain Storage (August 2024)

This month's Research Report from Kondinin Group looks at the benefits and challenges associated with ground level storage with a focus on growers who have done it successfully.

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Research Report: Grouper Bins (July 2024)

This month's Research Report from Kondinin Group looks at a range of Australian-made grouper bins which can make a big difference when it comes to input logistics on the farm.

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Research Report: Carbon Calculators (June 2024)

Farming Ahead's June Research Report compares two carbon calculators which can be used by grain growers.

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Research Report: High Horsepower Tractors (May 2024)

Kondinin Group has rounded up some real broadacre muscle in this Research Report - looking at 447kW (600hp)-plus tractors.