Yes, $5 for lettuce is too much. Government should act to stem the rising cost of healthy eating
- Written by Christina Zorbas, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Deakin University
ShutterstockThe cost of living is on the rise. The recent Consumer Price Index (a measure of inflation of a standard basket of goods) revealed Australians’ grocery baskets are one of the biggest casualties.
The latest data tell us the fruit and veg in our shopping baskets costs, on average, 6.7% more than this time last year. Some items rose...
