‘Cut the spin’: PM using ACCC supermarket lawsuit as a ‘scapegoat’

[@NeverAgain316]

I say bring on the investigation on Labor and Green!

[@ginobiondi2]

Albosleeze and Charmless find someone new to blame.

[@nicethings2070]

No doubt he'll get his facts wrong in his attempt to be the hero.

[@gecko-sb1kp]

He's already fallen on his face at the first hurdle...

[@coopsnz1]

green senator attacking supermarkets when he one of the biggest crooks in government he own 6 investment properties

[@lloydsingline340]

He's " one of them ".

[@darrenpaulschofield5268]

Albo your gone sunshine. You will go down as the worst PM of all time.

[@Taff71]

The government should be investigated in many ways. When was the last time a politician was drug tested. Bring that into parliament.

[@vernonwhite4660]

Why cann t the ACCC Investigate the govt & Albo over price manipulation.of petrol ,beer cigs, and taxes😊

[@lloydsingline340]

Exactly!!If Labor had been serious they would have frozen the EXCISE for 12 months ages ago.

[@TomSteindl]

@@vernonwhite4660 Politicians are a protected

[@TomSteindl]

Spices, better than Koala bears

[@Vinnnne]

Clothes, cars whitegoods...EVERYTHING. The Australian government is the THIEF in this.

[@TomSteindl]

@@Vinnnne and because of legislative rules put into power by these so called Politicians, they can theive, tell lies, affect people's mental and body health, but cannot be dealt with by LAW, Absolutely a protection, for corrupt criminals.

[@markspin4596]

The deadbeat thinks we were born yesterday...

[@TerrenceBosworth]

@@markspin4596 Exactly Mark. Albanese and his progandana arms , the ABC and SBS, The Project etc think that anyone who has not got post grad ( Waleed used these terms to explain how people with post grad qualifications voted yes) is part brain dead. Mate I've got some Uni qualifications. The best thing I learnt at university was that apart from the difficult courses such as medicine engineering economics etc many of the students are not that smart. The Conservatives have become the party of the working class. The woke dopes like Albanese has become the party for the inner city half witts and those living in the dream bubble of Canberra.

[@michaelmahony8382]

Australian citizen dont deserve to be treated as fools by the government either.

[@lloydsingline340]

It's par for the course for Labor though.

[@pavelbohacik1305]

He was more than happy to take their money during th Voice campaign

[@YvonneCrean]

He's just an irritating little creep

[@TerrenceBosworth]

How can Gallagher show her face in public after her role in the Higgins Wilkinson Shiraz plot to attack Senator Reynolds in Parliament was exposed on tape ?

[@alexfagyas9342]

Yes you are right exactly. Katy Gallagher hasn't got a good conscious. Albanese government hasn't got any guilty conscious.

[@StevenMilne-sm4fk]

@@alexfagyas9342nor accountability.👹

[@lornatodd4750]

Narcessist are never wrong. They are soulless.

[@graemekeeley4497]

@@alexfagyas9342 Senator Katy Gallagher in the sad Kimberley Kitching "bullied" affair was one of the 'mean girls'

[@lloydsingline340]

Katie Gallagher was a major player in the scheme to bring down the Morris government. I am not saying that the LNP was any good but the aim was to use that Linda Reynolds - Higgins affair to turn the women's vote against Scott Morrison. Katie Gallagher was Finance minister when Labor and mediation ( for one day) made that $ 2.5 million payout to Brittany Higgins. Dutton and his pretty dumb advisers need to bring this up again because there were a lot of shifty characters involved in that scandal.

[@Pokersmith]

The higher the price the more tax they get. He ain't that angry.

[@lloydsingline340]

Albo is very angry towards average Australians. He can't wait to get away from us.

[@JohnCuzens]

Albasleezy and the Muppets haven't delivered anything, except a whole world of pain for Australia..

[@Torana1974]

Fire him joker man

[@ross4970]

This price gouging has been happening at our local Woolworths since covid. Why now Albo?

[@tonybloomfield5635]

The bottom line is Labors high inflation. They are the ones who should be facing court.

[@ivansultanoff6719]

What is unacceptable to be treated by Albo like pack of plebs

[@YvonneCrean]

God he's clueless. Higher wages Power Rent and landtax Fuel Cost of bags Cost of profucts Taxation No thanks Albo. Have shopped at Coles supermarket since their first one in my area around 50 years ago... LEAVE them alone stop blaming everyone for your incompetent government 😡

[@bradyowe8236]

More smoke and mirrors

[@latrobe15]

How can you challenge this when petrol can go up 30% overnight. Why are they not ACccccccccc’d

[@YTGhostCensorshipCanSuckMe]

... and miraculously always right before school holidays

[@StevenMilne-sm4fk]

Remember in the 80’s it would go up one cent? And usually on a Monday. Got greedy tis all.

[@lloydsingline340]

​@@StevenMilne-sm4fkThat's right. The ACCC ranted and raved about it a few years ago pre covid,but nothing happened !!The status quo continued.In the last couple of months it hasn't happened and the price of petrol has been down ( I paid $ 1.69 for regular unleaded on 24/ 9 / 24 ).I wouldn't be surprised if Albo and Labor were in collusion with the petrol multinationals to keep the price down pre-election to get voters thinking that maybe Labor deserve anther term. Some will fall for it but I'm not !!

[@StevenMilne-sm4fk]

@@lloydsingline340 get a bigger foil hat cooker🤣🤣🤣yup 💯

[@coopsnz1]

30% when ?

[@DigitalDemonicDavros]

So charge more for electricity and fuels, but blame the supermarkets, nothing to see here.

[@YvonneCrean]

Always blames everyone else... like all bullies and liars he's a coward

[@lesbrown1710]

What a beat-up. Consumers still have the option of purchasing overpriced items or not, but with electricity consumers have little option and where is the ACCC??????

[@lloydsingline340]

That's too hard of work for the ACCC !!

[@YvonneCrean]

Shhh. Too logical for the narcissist PM

[@coopsnz1]

public transport tickets ferry ' bus or train a month more expensive than electricity ??? who gouging who

[@katiebrent3332]

Absolutely. The two big ones have ALWAYS ripped off consumers. Nothing new. Just don't shop there! In WA we have ONE electricity supplier, why is nothing ever said about that???

[@fkucutube]

As a conman albanese is quite proficient

[@johnmancini4700]

He and his ministers all talk dribble and it’s cringe worthy.

[@PhilipRanson-d5t]

Albo has no shame if he can avoid blame,charmers is charmless and totally inane.

[@RiverWhiskey07]

Yep, and Boofhead Bowen is a couple of stubbies short of a pissup.

[@derekbate9919]

accc suing... who gets the money, cause the shops will just put up the price of food to get the money that they are sued for.

[@Martinoconnor-du6lc]

exactly. are they going to give every household in the country a payout.

[@lloydsingline340]

​@@Martinoconnor-du6lcThe joke is that Woolies and Coles may be fined $50 million each.Hell

[@lloydsingline340]

....will freeze over before that happens !!

[@douglaswasley1461]

PM's quote "This is not the Australian Spirit." ...........electors don't deserve to be treated as fools by the Government, energy prices need to be real because household budgets are tight......Labor will do, say anything when the polls are going down...eg blame somebody else............

[@graemekeeley4497]

Government interfering in the business of Coles and Woolworths as a distraction to the real issues facing Australians will backfire and the cost of Albo's folly will be passed on to Australians

[@lloydsingline340]

Let's see the FINAL OUTCOME of this fake conc

[@lloydsingline340]

....fake concern exhib - ited by Albo.I'm not buying it yet and I don't trust the Multinationals.

[@gregbuckley1078]

He’s a piece of work Albo. Steps in when he thinks there’s a win for him, otherwise he don’t give a toss about you.

[@lloydsingline340]

That's Albo.

[@gecko-sb1kp]

The Honorable Prime Minister of Australia, Mr Anthony Albanese...had a light bulb moment to try and save himself. No chance...

[@lornatodd4750]

Nothing honourable about this little man.

[@gecko-sb1kp]

@@lornatodd4750 👍

[@carolejohnston9294]

Take responsibility & accountability for your actions Prime Minister

[@Thisisnolongerajoke]

He has never had a real job who the hell is he too talk about cheating people.

[@lloydsingline340]

Hypocrite!! He tried to cheat us with the Voice and now is still trying to bring Voice changes through the States via the back door eg the Indigenous ambassador. I'd like to be ambassador ( with a team ) for white post colonial Australians !!We are part of the multicultural mix.

[@andodrozdowski3832]

Albo got on to that one REAL quick any thing to save his sorry arse he hopes ,to late Australians can see through him

[@jamespavier1624]

The faster Hard Labor are gone will be the time when things can get better, Up to you voters.

[@lloydsingline340]

Labor have hope because about 50% of the electorate are millenials, Gen X Y Zedders. Unfortunately many

[@lloydsingline340]

...won't vote for change from Labor / Greens.

[@patriot388]

You have to look at who owns the supermarkets. These people are only interested in profit, profit, profit! Something has to be done to curb their greed!

[@Martinoconnor-du6lc]

i believe wesfarmers owns coles, which is Elders. don't know about the other one.

[@digger3594]

It's a business,they aren't interested in debt debt debt. They are only greedy because they know Aussies are idiots and can't grown their own and survive without them

[@lloydsingline340]

Th

[@lloydsingline340]

They just collude after watching each other's prices.They send scouts to report back. King prawn prices are high in Woolies,they are also high in Coles. Been happening for decades.

[@cherylkillion9535]

What you have done is wrecked our Lovely country

[@IanBrasher-uq4te]

Coles Woolworth should go back to opening at 8 oclock and close at 5 oclock shut for a hour for lunch pack shelves between 8 and five and see how many people loss there jobs and stick up the government

[@coopsnz1]

accc corrupt government department

[@GLEN-ys7qt]

Who is the bigger liar Anthwony, Coles or Woolworths?

[@lloydsingline340]

I still think they could be all in this together. Let's see what happens.

[@davidhawkins4495]

The arrogance of Albo. Just get rid of him.

[@Aelda69]

That's rich coming from the King of Spin.

[@selectpestprice1692]

Accc needs to watch Albanese

[@Davefree-f7e]

Dont use Woolworths..aldi our choice

[@lisamareepritchard6375]

I think Albo has been listening to Kamala, she’s saying the same thing 😂. Increased energy prices will affect grocery prices

[@bernie9150]

Still not going to save them

[@chloearmitage9636]

Albo will be gone. Thank God. He'll find out soon enough. Not soon enough for me.

[@turnyourbacktoit]

ALP .... using Australian pensioners to fund the abbo industry through GST !

[@barryuppman9212]

Accc the LAMEST DUCK in the SWAMP

[@peterjames174]

when accc fine we're does the money go, not to the customer being ripped off.

[@davidwood9964]

How many shares do the politicians in Canberra have in Australian supermarkets ?

[@aaronyearbury8344]

What a snake, taking woolies money for the voice campaign then railroading them when they need his help. How can you trust someone who turns his back on his big corporate mates

[@lloydsingline340]

Let's see what happens.The big end of town may be in on this.Cant help thinking it's a ploy to get Labour re - elected.What else have they got?They have totally stuffed our nation !!.

[@RiverWhiskey07]

Albo still blaming others, wonder hes not blaming Dutton for this too.

[@digger3594]

The supermarket duopoly can charge what they like,if you don't like it shop elsewhere or make/grow it yourself Let's vote this joker out though australia

[@jimmarle6697]

the labor party hasn't the balls to accept the blame for the mess they created

[@BunnyDude1962]

Ah yes, good old Anthony 'Pass The Buck' Albanese. 😮

[@antirnator8194]

Misleading discounting ≠ Inflation

[@mikewilcox5284]

Labor is going to make our oriels cheaper to manage our cost of living expenses

[@kenn6592]

Albo takes us as total fools. A dud PM.

[@brianhornsby954]

Half the price of a box of beer is tax who's ripping who off

[@lloydsingline340]

They have ruined the culture of older retired Australians meeting at the pub for a couple of beers. Politicians don't pay the prices we have to pay. Part of the social destruction.

[@coopsnz1]

more than that it 100% taxes

[@coopsnz1]

alchol excise is 77% now

[@tometiger47]

How do you know when Albanese is lying, his lips are moving.

[@patrickstewart8052]

This genius will divert, implicate anyone to remove attention from the complete inept government that he leads. The economic situation is a product of labor policies

[@mikeoneill9461]

I do the household shopping, and I watch the specials and general pricing. OREO pricing is like Tim Tam's, and if you are alert, you get the best price. I shop in each of Coles, Woollies, IGA, and Foodworks. I expect each to have differing specials and shelf prices. We don't need a court case to get the best prices, you need common-sense. I get my exercise walking between each having parked the car central to all. Albanese you're a schmuck

[@user-rf2el4gh5d]

Albanese loves deflection wollies and coles blamed for cost of living. Albanese weakest leader Australia has ever had.

[@romemancer7905]

Shutting the gate after the horse has bolted...Labor asleep at the wheel...This price rorting has been going on for a long time...These two Supermarket chains treat their customers like idiots...Large retailers are run by crooks !!!

[@Rosa-m5k2e]

Hello has Albo just realised these supermarkets have the monopoly he is scraping the bottom of the barrel looking for someone to blame for his bad handling of the economy is there anyone who they haven’t blamed? Maybe it will be us the people coz there is no one left he is so pathetic

[@BlackBeastsofIpswich]

Great prices will go up again due to the supermarkets passing the fines onto the consumers

[@Eugenie-c2q]

What about petroleum prices, oh wait the government gouges money out of that. Then a big what about on credit card charges and the disgusting surcharge on all card charges when using a card for purchases. Another big what about the cost of electricity and the supposed savings plans that get offered to consumers. Another big what about is the outrageous rent prices out there, unit and home rental prices have almost doubled in the last two years. If the LNP were to have a leader much more palatable the Dutton they would romp in at the next election.

[@StevenMilne-sm4fk]

Organised crime.

[@josephcarabetta1494]

Will the goverment give back the millions Coles & Woolworth donated it for the Yes campaign. That might help lower the cost of groceries

[@peterjames174]

😮when coles first introduced the down down campaign, three items i bought every week all went up, while reducing some products everything else went up its a scam.

[@michaelmorgan3421]

Also they helped back your voice now don’t put comrades down!

[@lesliewatt9344]

He’s jealous that they are trying to tell bull just as he does

[@grahamwhittaker8844]

And yet if there was a snap election held tomorrow Labour would win again with an increase majority. WHY ?

[@lornatodd4750]

Some people are easily bought. Others easily fooled into voting Greens and Teals.

[@clintosborne7974]

Pity we don’t have the Australian Flag in the background but what would expect from Albosleazy…

[@KingsleyThomson-j1w]

The ACCC should investigate the Albenese government and his corrupt dealings and spending,,,

[@TomSteindl]

Let's all be non bias, add their cost of power, wages rises and Transport costs due mainly because Liebor would not cut fuel tax but let Transport Companies add a 30% fuel levy onto their transport costs, therefore if these supermarkets Transport invoive is say $10,000 then add 30% another $3,300 , and that maybe for only one store, multiply that by 800 and that maybe their full Transport cost, but they are falsely advertising prices and price gouging, gee Albo must change his nappies 10 times a day, he is definitely dead shitting.

[@davidbarnsley8486]

My wife has said before covid Orio biscuits were only $1.50 a package and $3.50 came after covid So this price jacking has been under way for many years What a great distraction the week pm got today with this little crumb The cost of living crisis come from price gouging on fuel electricity gas prices Which has so much to do with very bad government policies EXCISE government tax that is a major problem at least Morrison froze fuel excise for a while

[@Martinoconnor-du6lc]

first thing anal did was reinstate the excise.

[@memesmith9700]

Remember when our power and grid was owned by the government and it was super cheap? I do. I remember when they sold it all off and told us it would be cheaper. remember that?

[@Martinoconnor-du6lc]

not that long ago either. my quarterly bills in the 2010's were only about 60 bucks.

[@ronaldmusk4996]

How to jeopardise a court decision in one easy lesson

[@midnorthmidwest]

When a supermarket manager tells you your getting ripped off you can bet your getting ripped off.

[@alancotterell9207]

The Libs should have acted to curb monopolies years ago, however they know on which side their bread is buttered. The joke is very few Australians seem to know what Antitrust laws are about. The crap we are getting now from corporations, is the same as happened in the 'gilded age' in America. WE are back in the 19th century.

[@Janet-hs4wl]

Labor and greens need investigating. Joke now he decides to do something about close and woollies, accc what they been doing sitting on their hands, I mean coles and woollies have ridiculous amounts of profits off the backs of aussies, now they do something.

[@TrevorMead-u2f]

Fraud he is! I'll sue him!🤨

[@laurismclennan7170]

Yes the coles 1:43 and WW prices have gone up but the LABOUR government have been responsible for increases in power, fuel and wages.

[@coopsnz1]

taxes gone up 20% add carbon tax on a prime mover aswell

[@trickyboy1517]

Are you now denying that Coles and Woolies are ripping off their customers during a cost of living crises, Bully? You really are low aren't you. :I

[@infidel202]

Albonso the Muppet

[@Martinoconnor-du6lc]

A lot of people don't realise that a big contributor to the price is the middle man. look at what a farmer gets for their produce compared to supermarket prices, the difference goes to the middle man. the merchants at the markets are all extremely wealthy. not defending the supermarkets just stating fact.

[@swordy-22]

Yes, wonder why there is such a big gap in retail price for meat, and what is paid to farmers.look to the processors/wholesalers who control the industry, the government ignore the supply chain because they have financed these companies to the tune of tens of millions, one company has in recent years received over 34 million in government funding, a company with a 3 billion turnover.Follow the money trail, “the chosen ones”. Just a media stunt to pick on Coles and Woolworths, and hide the truth.My Respect for Accc gone, just a tool of the government.

[@coopsnz1]

wrong it cost more to transport milk & produce from farm that government at fault carbon tax on a truck

[@Martinoconnor-du6lc]

@@coopsnz1 wrong. middle men and supermarkets are responsible for prices. i've farmed for more than 40 years, i think i know a little bit about it.

[@coopsnz1]

@@Martinoconnor-du6lc coles net profit fallen to 2.7% so you full of shit

[@coopsnz1]

taxes up 20%? reveune up dont mean shit it cost ! look at net profit from a yr ago it down to 2.7% for coles

[@michaellevis4702]

He let them have open slather for two yrs raking in the gst but now guilt creeps in so its all the supermarkets fault,tipycal of the whole gov blame, accuse everyone else of what you're doing i.e. chris bowen burke wong all do it no answers just throw it back and refuse to answer

[@patryan9190]

Guess we will have to shop at their new robot run food factory which will not take cash,look out Coles and woollies there is a grub being planted.

[@3pipper]

😏 Is he talking tongue in cheek… Has he never heard the sayings like; don’t burn your bridges or don’t bight the hand that feeds you… Ouch ouch ouch Luv to be a fly 🪰 on the wall at the next donor’s dinner he holds after these comments… 😂😂😂

[@iamasmurf1122]

the truth is that most of these supermarkets are largely owned by the general public ... 70% publicly owned by mum & dad Australian investors ... i know this as im a nobody stockholder on a disability pension actually .. i do a lot of investing to keep up with cost of living i invest ... i know company fundamentals ... the truth being is that this is actually an attack on the Australian public ... my stock price by the way did nothing today did not fall... i looked into this law suit its nonsense nothing wrong with capitalism and competing and making profits that is how companies work

[@sunshinesagelavenderrosemary]

albo's goals superannuation tax act medicare amended legislation forced labor Li beral party migrant welfare building mega n dam's somewhere

[@Cabdulahinur227]

falastin ha guulesato israa.iil hajabto

[@foff3379]

They are all in it

[@coopsnz1]

Qantas net profit down 16% ! you wont hear green & australia insitute tell you that

[@peterjackson5225]

Why didn't he do this 3 years ago....looking for voyes

[@coopsnz1]

chocolate more expensive but coco more expensive wholesale

[@coopsnz1]

banks net profit down 10.6%

[@coopsnz1]

meat is marked alot ??? how much does it cost to slaugher one cow $1000