Australia news live: ex-ADF chief to advise on response to Gaza aid worker deaths; Aukus to consider expansion
Apr 07, 2024
Air Chief Marshal Mark Binskin to advise Australian government on Israel’s response to strikes which killed Zomi Frankcom and six of her World Central Kitchen colleagues. Follow the day’s news liveGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastABC RN host Sally Sara: What kind of penalties or fines would be in place if the big supermarkets are not toeing the line?Craig Emerson:If they do it in a very egregious, systemic way? That could be massive, like $10m, or even 10% of the annual turnover of a supermarket in the preceding court months – now that runs into the billions…Now, you would hope and expect that sort of behaviour won’t happen, but just having the watchdog off the back porch where the watchdog is now, you know, in the dark, and on the front porch and off the leash… is designed to focus the attention of the supermarket management so that they know exactly what their buyers are doing, and don’t condone it and don’t try to incentivise it. Continue reading...
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