Supermarket price probe to check out all options, says government

Former federal Labor Minister Craig Emerson has been appointed to lead a review into Australia's supermarket sector, amid claims of price gouging by the big chains. The concern is that there is a widening gap between what we pay in the supermarket and what supermarkets pay farmers. This is a Russian language content.

Signage at a Coles supermarket in Sydney, Tuesday, February 19, 2019. Australia's second-biggest grocery chain, Coles Group Ltd, posted a sharper-than-expected fall in half-year earnings on Tuesday and said costs were rising faster than sales, sending its shares lower. (AAP Image/Joel Carrett) Source: AAP / JOEL CARRETT/AAPIMAGE