{
  "id": 9355769,
  "title": "Groceries rise by 7% across Australian supermarket chains, Choice finds",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/groceries-rise-by-7-across-australian-supermarket-chains-choice-finds",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-23T15:01:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian",
    "slug": "the-guardian",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/sep/24/groceries-rise-by-7-across-australian-supermarket-chains-choice-finds"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The price of groceries has increased at all four major Australian supermarket chains. According to a survey by the consumer advocacy group Choice, the average price of a basket of essentials rose by 7% between March and June.\n\nThe basket, which contained eight common grocery items, was filled at 104 different stores in June. The average price of the basket was $43.62 across Coles, Woolworths, IGA, and Aldi.\n\nThis was the 10th quarterly government-funded survey of supermarket prices conducted by Choice.",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian Australia",
        "title": "Groceries rise by 7% across Australian supermarket chains, Choice finds",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/groceries-rise-by-7-across-australian-supermarket-chains-choice-finds-9358513",
        "published": "2026-09-23T15:01:51.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}