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Government's grocery website stupid, says Nelson

9/08/2008 9:54:00 AM

The Federal Government's grocery website is "stupid'' and will do nothing to bring prices down, Opposition Leader Brendan Nelson says.

The GROCERYchoice website, which offers monthly information about grocery prices by geographic region, was launched this week after the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission released the report of its inquiry into grocery prices.

Dr Nelson said today the site was useless to consumers and called on Prime Minister Kevin Rudd to "focus on real issues''.

"It is as stupid as is FuelWatch (the proposed petrol price register),'' he told ABC Radio.

"Telling Australians what the price of baked beans was a month ago and putting it on the internet is not going to do anything to bring the price of groceries down.

"And Mr Rudd needs to focus on the real issues that are worrying Australians every day.''

Dr Nelson is now on a listening tour of London, New York and Washington.

WAToday

Source: http://www.watoday.com.au/national/

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Dr Nelson is right. The website is patronising, wastes government money and resources. Quite significantly, as per almost everything implimented thus far by the Kevin747 Governement, the site fails to address any real issue. Failing to address issues is the alarming theme of this govenment.

If I wanted to see what the price of my baked beans was a month ago, I'd hold on to my register receipt.

Instead of telling us what the prices were a month ago, maybe the site could inform everyone about the gaping chasm which exists between the farm gate price and retail price of fresh produce.

Then city slickers will finally see how badly farmers are being screwed over by the bully boy WoolColes duopoly.

Farmgate: Spuds under 30c/kg Super market: Special $1.69 kg...... Just the tip of the iceberg!!!

Posted by CQ on 10/08/2008 10:44:16 PM

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