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Australia bans supermarket price-gouging from July
Key takeaways
- Australia bans supermarket price-gouging from July The pricing rules form part of a broader competition reform package.
- The measures will prevent large supermarket operators from setting prices above supply costs by more than a "reasonable margin".
- The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) will supervise compliance.
Australia bans supermarket price-gouging from July The pricing rules form part of a broader competition reform package. Credit: PJ Mc Donnell/Shutterstock.com. · Retail Insight Network · PJ Mc Donnell/Shutterstock.com. Shubhendu Vimal Mon, June 29, 2026 at 6:19 PM GMT+7 2 min read WOW.AX Australia's Federal Government will ban price-gouging by major grocery retailers from next month under new rules for large supermarket operators including Coles and Woolworths.
The measures will prevent large supermarket operators from setting prices above supply costs by more than a "reasonable margin".
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) will supervise compliance.
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