Allegations of price gouging by the supermarket giants prompted an inquiry into the sector by the ACCC — but after a year of investigating, its final report hasn't been able to say whether it's taking ...

The government vows to set up a taskforce to investigate how to best make it illegal for supermarkets to price-gouge customers, despite the ACCC's inquiry failing to confirm price gouging was ...

After a 12-month inquiry, the regulator has not been able to support claims that Coles and Woolworths are to blame for the inflationary cost-of-living squeeze.

Labor’s proposal comes despite the fact the final report from the ACCC’s supermarkets inquiry didn’t make any explicit accusation of price gouging. Meanwhile, the Coalition and Greens still want new ...

But it did not find the supermarkets were price gouging. In fact, it didn’t even mention the phrase. In February 2024, the federal government formally directed the ACCC to investigate the ...

there have been at least eight taxpayer-funded inquiries thus far which have yet to find evidence of price gouging. In addition to the recent ACCC review, Coles and Woolworths have faced two ...

The competition watchdog has stopped short of calling them out for excessive prices. Here’s why we still need to keep the pressure on.

In its report, the ACCC did not find any evidence of price gouging. Coles and Woolworths have repeatedly rejected claims of price gouging, despite prices rising 24 per cent in the last five years.

The profitability figures do give you some very broad picture of what's happening, but the issue of price gouging isn't one we were able to engage in too closely." The ACCC found that between 2018 ...

A year-long inquiry into Australian supermarket giants Coles and Woolworths by the competition regulator has found that, while they enjoy some of the best profit margins in the world, there was no ...

But it did not find the supermarkets were price gouging. In fact, it didn't even mention the phrase. How we got here In February 2024, the federal government formally directed the ACCC to ...