If battling Aussies were shopping for another reason to hate Australia’s supermarket duopoly, the competition watchdog has handed it to them on a platter.
Updated May 14, 2026 — 1:51pm,first published 12:54pm
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Times are tough in the suburban belts of Australian cities that are the lifeblood of our two largest grocers, Coles and Woolworths, which pocket $2 out of every $3 that Australians spend at a supermarket.
That rising cost of living provides a febrile backdrop to the Federal Court finding on Thursday that Coles misled shoppers with its “Down Down” fake discounts.
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