Greens pitch Zohran Mamdani-style $25.1bn plan to nationalise 200 Coles and Woolworths supermarkets
The Australian Greens thinktank has proposed a $25.1 billion plan to nationalize over 200 Coles and Woolworths supermarkets. The initiative aims to lower grocery prices by creating a non-profit, government-owned chain called Fair Go Grocers.
Why it matters
This proposal represents a significant shift in economic policy debate regarding market competition and the cost of living in Australia.
The Australian Greens thinktank says consumers would save up to 22% on the average shop under its plans to nationalise Coles and Woolworths supermarkets. The Australian Greens thinktank says consumers would save up to 22% on the average shop under its plans to nationalise Coles and Woolworths supermarkets. Australian Greens Greens pitch Zohran Mamdani-style $25.1bn plan to nationalise 200 Coles and Woolworths supermarkets Former MP and Greens Institute head, Max Chandler-Mather, says proposal for publicly owned supermarket chain will ease grocery prices
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Prefer the Guardian on Google More than 200 Coles and Woolworths supermarkets would be nationalised, and hundreds of government grocery stores opened, under a $25bn plan being put forward by former Greens MP Max Chandler-Mather.
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