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Matthew RimmerGarbage bag giant fined $8.25m for falsely claiming products were recycled plastic <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/apr/14/garbage-bag-giant-fined-825m-for-falsely-claiming-products-were-recycled-plastic" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/apr/14/garbage-bag-giant-fined-825m-for-falsely-claiming-products-were-recycled-plastic</a> Clorox, the company behind GLAD garbage bags, advertised them as made from 50% recycled plastic from the ocean. <a href="https://aus.social/tags/auslaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#auslaw</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/greenwashing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#greenwashing</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/ACCC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ACCC</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/consumerlaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#consumerlaw</a>

☮ ♥ ♬ 🧑‍💻Day three: cont 🛒🥛🍞🥖“The <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/supermarket" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#supermarket</a> giants have pushed back against <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Labor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Labor</a>’s pledge on price gouging, saying the <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/ACCC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ACCC</a>’s inquiry had not concluded they were engaging in the practice.” (says supermarkets) VS “We will fine them. We will fine them with heavy fines.”David (DJ) Speers: “Heavy fines?”Albanese: “Heavy fines to make sure that they know that if they’re ripping people off, then they are in the gun to pay a heavy penalty for it.” — <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/AnthonyAlbanese" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AnthonyAlbanese</a> <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Labor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Labor</a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Inflation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Inflation</a> vs <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Corporate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Corporate</a> <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/monopoly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#monopoly</a> <<a href="https://theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/mar/30/australia-election-2025-live-updates-anthony-albanese-peter-dutton-labor-coalition-supermarkets-energy?page=with%3Ablock-67e86f248f08bb7e41c3550c#block-67e86f248f08bb7e41c3550c" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/mar/30/australia-election-2025-live-updates-anthony-albanese-peter-dutton-labor-coalition-supermarkets-energy?page=with%3Ablock-67e86f248f08bb7e41c3550c#block-67e86f248f08bb7e41c3550c</a>>

Matthew Rimmer'Limited incentive' for Coles and Woolworths to compete vigorously on price, and margins have risen, ACCC finds<a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-20/woolworths-coles-accc-supermarkets-inquiry/105077616" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-20/woolworths-coles-accc-supermarkets-inquiry/105077616</a><a href="https://aus.social/tags/competition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#competition</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/agriculture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#agriculture</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/supermarkets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#supermarkets</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/auspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#auspol</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/auslaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#auslaw</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/ACCC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ACCC</a>

Quokka<a href="https://mastodon.cloud/@secretgeek" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@secretgeek</a> "Turns out the ACCC's report on supermarket power has been good for Woolworths. Its stocks are up 4.9%. Coles is up 3%." I guess the markets were expecting the <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/ACCC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ACCC</a> to have some balls

Dave JSponsors pull out of <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/LGBT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LGBT</a> <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/pride" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pride</a> events in <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/regional" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#regional</a> <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Australia</a>, forcing some to downscale and putting others in jeopardy.“In a statement, <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/Coles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Coles</a> said it withdrew support for Wagga Mardi Gras ‘to ensure that we are sharing the support that we can provide to other communities’.”Wait, is this the same Coles the <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/ACCC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ACCC</a> accused of price gouging, driving <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/CostOfLiving" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CostOfLiving</a> <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/inflation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#inflation</a> to maximise profits? Surely, there’s *more* money to go around?<a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11-18/regional-queer-festivals-mardi-gras-lose-sponsorships/104604602" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11-18/regional-queer-festivals-mardi-gras-lose-sponsorships/104604602</a>

RaymondPierreL3Finally. The ACCC is seen doing something about the oligopolistic behaviour of our biggest supermartkets. Took its damned time coming around to investigate was has been obvious to consumers for years!'Australia’s major supermarkets provide broadly similar products, prices and loyalty programs in an oligopolistic market that may limit incentives to compete vigorously, the competition regulator has found in its interim report on the sector.The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission also said grocery suppliers had raised “concerning” issues – such as being required to pay rebates for promotions to supermarkets – prompting the regulator to use its compulsory information gathering powers to examine the reported behaviour.Industry allegations of “land banking” – a practice where companies buy land as an investment, hold it for future use and make no plans for its development – also appear in the report, with Woolworths found to own 110 vacant sites nationwide." (Source: Jonathan Barrett in The Guardian)<a href="https://aus.social/tags/auspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#auspol</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Supermarkets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Supermarkets</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/BoycottColes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BoycottColes</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/BoycottWoolworths" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BoycottWoolworths</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/ACCC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ACCC</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Oligopoly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Oligopoly</a>

Mojo ♻️A farmer from New South Wales recently visited Japan and discovered that Australian <a href="https://aus.social/tags/meat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#meat</a> was being sold in Tokyo for less than it costs in major Australian supermarkets. Analysts argue that direct comparisons can be "misleading" without accounting for factors such as global import competition, differences in meat cuts, and exchange rate fluctuations. Although <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Coles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Coles</a> and <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Woolworths" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Woolworths</a> have denied allegations of price gouging, the <a href="https://aus.social/tags/ACCC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ACCC</a> is set to release an interim report on its inquiry into supermarkets by August. <a href="https://aus.social/tags/ausecon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ausecon</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/auseconomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#auseconomy</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/auspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#auspol</a> <a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05-28/australian-beef-cheaper-tokyo-supermarket-than-coles-woolworths/103897144" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05-28/australian-beef-cheaper-tokyo-supermarket-than-coles-woolworths/103897144</a>

Coo-OpsHire cars pricing is predatory and scammy. The price listed is never what you end up paying, because they make the insurance excess scammy and punitive so they can upsell you the reduction. Just list the real non scam price on the ad assholes. This whole industry is ripe for <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/ACCC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ACCC</a> reform.

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