Coalition government would bring in divestiture power to deal with recalcitrant supermarkets
- Written by Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
The Nationals have had a major win in having the opposition commit to divestiture legislation as a weapon of last resort against supermarkets guilty of uncompetitive behaviour.
Opposition leader Peter Dutton announced the policy at a joint press conference with Nationals leader David Littleproud, who enthusiastically backs the policy, and shadow...