Queensland to Hire ‘Supermarket Commissioner’ to Try Control Grocery Prices

The Queensland government will appoint a Food Farmers Commissioner to help producers negotiate supply contracts with the supermarkets.

Woolworths, Coles and Aldi supermarket signage in Melbourne, Australia, on March 13, 2024. Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images

Queensland Premier Steven Miles has announced his government will accept all recommendations from its Supermarket Pricing Select Committee, including the appointment of an interim “Food Farmers Commissioner.”

The government will also launch retail and farm gate price reporting, so consumers can easily see what mark-up supermarkets add to essential goods.