Libby Coker (Corangamite, Australian Labor Party) | Hansard source

It's time to hold the big supermarkets to account. It's time to continue our support for the farmers who grow the fresh produce we rely on. And it's time to continue our work to provide more relief for cost-of-living pressures—pressures often felt at supermarket check-outs.

As part of this work, the Albanese Labor government has accepted the recommendations of the Emerson review into supermarkets. As a result, Australia will now have a mandatory code of conduct, with hefty fines of up to $10 million for unscrupulous conduct—because what's the point of a code of conduct without hefty penalties? We're also accepting the review's recommendation to provide farmers with better protection when speaking out against the conduct of supermarkets. We're also introducing price monitoring, so you can get the best deal at the check-out. Just jump onto the CHOICE website to find out more. All of this work is making it fairer for consumers at the checkout and fairer for the farmers who are growing our amazing produce.

The Albanese government is taking meaningful action to deal with the big supermarkets. We're taking meaningful action so that farmers can earn more and to ensure our communities get a fairer deal at the check-out.

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