Andrew Leigh 2022

The Albanese Government will strengthen the Food and Grocery Code of Conduct, accepting all recommendations of a recent independent review into the Code as part of a wide‑ranging cost‑of‑living crackdown on anti‑competitive behaviour in the food and grocery sector.

This is about getting a fair go for families and a fair go for farmers.

Damien Tarrant was just 11 years old when he left home. Over the years, he has slept on the street and in an old car. To keep the car warm in the Canberra winter, he connected a fan heater up to a cable that he found dangling off a power pole. He was addicted to heroin, and spent time in jail. This year, Damien finally got a home of his own.

Subjects: government funded CHOICE reports to help Australian shoppers, ACCC inquiry into supermarkets, government’s cost‑of‑living measures, reducing inflation, reliable renewables versus risky reactors

KIERAN GILBERT:

ELLEN FANNING:

ANDREW LEIGH:

Well, good morning everyone. Thank you very much for coming along on a beautiful crisp Canberra morning. My name is Andrew Leigh, the Assistant Minister for Competition, Charities, Treasury and Employment.

FRAN KELLY:

ADAM SHIRLEY:

I must admit I had to blink twice, and I said this earlier, when I saw that on CHOICE research with a bunch of mystery shoppers going to Coles, Woolies and Aldi, that the ACT was the cheapest for an average grocery shop for 14 common items as they’re called.

The Albanese Government today welcomes the release of CHOICE’s first quarterly report into supermarket prices.

This is about making our supermarkets as competitive as they can be so Australians get the best prices possible.

Australians are under cost‑of‑living pressure, and we know that a lot of that pressure is piled on at the cash register.

I acknowledge the Ngunnawal elders, on whose traditional lands we meet, and pay respect to all First Nations people here today.

Bianca, a young hairdressing apprentice, didn’t feel she was receiving enough training. So she looked at switching jobs. But it turned out that Bianca’s employment agreement barred her for working for any competitor within 10 km for a year.