# Would publicly owned supermarkets make groceries cheaper?

An episode of [ABC News Top Stories](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1668721389), 12 Oct 2026, 3:20.

Audio: https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/pb/Z/sn.mp3

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.

Shows are listed from Apple Podcasts' charts and directory, and Podcast Index where it is used. Every show and episode belongs to its publisher and plays from the publisher's own feed; this site hosts none of them.