Would publicly owned supermarkets make groceries cheaper?

12 Oct 2026 · 3:20

Episode Would publicly owned supermarkets make groceries cheaper?

0:00 3:20

The Australian Greens' official research body is proposing a federal government-owned supermarket chain called Fair Go Grocers, which it claims could cut the average grocery bill by 22%.

The plan would involve nationalising hundreds of Coles and Woolworths stores, but critics say the idea isn't workable.

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