Australians have strongly backed court action against Coles and Woolworths over supermarket pricing.
Australians have strongly backed court action against Coles and Woolworths over supermarket pricing, while 50 per cent support a tougher crackdown under a Coalition policy that could force them to sell their stores.
With higher grocery prices dominating the political row over the cost of living, the findings show that Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has gained support for his divestiture policy from 42 per cent of Labor voters.The findings in the Resolve Political Monitor, conducted exclusively for this masthead by research company Resolve Strategic, confirm a deep slide in community regard for the major supermarkets over the past two years as prices soared.
The government is also preparing a mandatory food and grocery code, which is meant to support farmers who supply food to the supermarkets, and is working with the states on planning and zoning rules to help Aldi and others set up more stores to take on Coles and Woolworths. Albanese argued that an order to force Coles to sell a store in a city suburb would probably mean that the other supermarket giant would buy the asset.
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