Appendix 2Public hearings and witnesses

Thursday, 7 March 2024

Hotel Grand Chancellor Hobart

Grand Ballroom 1

1 Davey Street

Hobart

Community roundtable

Ms Louise Adams, private capacity

Ms Amy Booth, Community Member, Grassroots Action Network Tasmania (GRANT)

Mr Danny Carney, GRANT

Ms Amelia Cromb, Community Member, GRANT

Mr Owen Gregory, Community Member, GRANT

Ms Tania Hunt, Chief Executive Officer, Youth Network of Tasmania

Ms Aimen Jafri, Chair, Multicultural Council of Tasmania

National Farmers Federation - Horticultural Council

Mr Jeremy Griffith, Council Member

TasFarmers

Mr Nathan Calman, Chief Executive Officer

Australian Beef Association

Mr George Mills

Mr David Byard, Executive Officer

Fruit Growers Tasmania

Mr Peter Cornish, Chief Executive Officer

Mr Michael Badcock, Private capacity

Tuesday, 12 March 2024

Hotel Canobolas

248 Summer Street

Orange

NSW Farmers

Ms Rebecca Reardon, Vice President

Mr John Lowe, Chair: Business, Economics and Trade Committee

Ms Johanna Brighenti, Chair: NSW Farmers Horticultural Committee

Ms Kathy Rankin, Head of Policy and Advocacy

Mr Guy Gaeta

Mr James McClymont, Farmer

Mr Ian Pearce, Orchard farmer

Cattle Australia

Dr Chris Parker, Chief Executive Officer

Dairy Connect

Mr Graham Forbes, Farmers' Group President

Macquarie River Food and Fibre

Mr Michael Drum, Executive Officer

Greenlife Industry Australia

Ms Joanna Cave, Chief Executive

Wednesday, 13 March 2024

PARKROYAL Melbourne Airport

Arrival Drive Melbourne Airport

Tullamarine (Melbourne)

National Farmers' Federation

Charlotte Wundersitz, General Manager Rural Affairs

Chris Young, General Manager Trade and Economics

AUSVEG

Bill Bulmer, Chair

Michael Coote, Chief Executive Officer

Lucy Gregg, General Manager Public Affairs

Ritchies Stores

Frederick Harrison, Chief Executive Officer

CHOICE

Rosie Thomas, Director of Campaigns and Communications

Consumer Action Law Centre

Stephanie Tonkin, Chief Executive Officer

Claire Tacon, Acting Director Financial Counselling Practice

Consumers' Federation of Australia

Gerard Brody, Chairperson

Fruit Growers Victoria

Mitchell McNab, Chairman

Michael Crisera, Grower Services Manager

eastAUSmilk

Joe Bradley, President and Chair of the Board

Global Centre for Preventive Health and Nutrition (GLOBE), Deakin University

Professor Kathryn Backholer, Professor of Global Public Health Policy, Institute for Health Transformation

Dr Christina Zorbas, Research Fellow, Institute for Health Transformation

Khalid Muse, Associate Research Fellow, Institute for Health Transformation

Dr Troy Walker, Associate Research Fellow, Institute for Health Transformation

Thursday, 11 April 2024

Committee Room 2S3

Parliament House

Canberra

ALDI Stores Australia

Ms Anna McGrath, Chief Executive Officer

Mr Jordan Lack, Managing Director, National Buying

Mr Viktor Jakupec, Group Managing Director

Metcash Limited

Mr Grant Ramage, CEO, Metcash Food

Per Capita

Ms Emma Dawson, Executive Director

Ms Sarah McKenzie, Director of Policy and Research

The Australia Institute (updated see 96.1)

Mr Matt Grudnoff, Senior Economist

Dr Greg Jericho, Chief Economist

Professor John Quiggin, Private capacity

Brocklands Nursery

Ms Karen Brock, Owner

Boomaroo Nursery

Mr Peter Smith, CEO

Endeavour Group - via videoconference

Mr Steve Donohue, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director

Monday, 15 April 2024

Committee Room 2S1

Parliament House

Canberra

Professor Allan Fels AO (via videoconference), Private capacity

Mr Abdel Badoura, Private capacity

Retail and Fast Food Workers Union

Mr Josh Cullinan, Secretary

Mr Josh Reinecker, Delegate

Mr Taylor Dempsey, Delegate

Australian Food and Grocery Council

Mr Scott McGrath, Director,Government and Media Relations

Ms Tanya Barden, Chief Executive Officer

Australian Dairy Products Federation

Mr John Williams, President

Ms Janine Waller, Chief Executive Officer

Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) (via videoconference)

Mr Thomas Greenwell, Senior Economist

Mr Joseph Mitchell, Assistant Secretary

sda National

Ms Helen Cooney, Principal Policy Officer (Superannuation and Industry Training)

Mr Bernie Smith, Branch Secretary-Treasurer

Bunnings Group (via videoconference)

Ms Laura Gaspert, Ethical Sourcing Manager

Ms Belinda Rakers, Category Manager

Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC)

Mr Mick Keogh, Deputy Chair

Mr Daniel McCracken-Hewson, General Manager-Supermarkets Inquiry

The Treasury

Mrs Anna Barker, A/g Assitant Secretary, Food and Grocery Code Review

Mr Marcus Bezzi, Chief Advisor

Mr Tony McDonald, Assistant Secretary,Competition and Consumer Branch

Mr Jason McDonald, Division Head Competition Taskforce

Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry

Dr Jared Greenville, Executive Director Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES)

Ms Joanna Stanion, First Assistant Secretary, Agricultural Policy Division

Ms Kaz Graham, Acting Assistant Secretary, Workforce Engagement and Productivity Branch

Mr Matt Lowe, Deputy Secretary, Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Policy Group

Mr Matt Lowe, Deputy Secretary, Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Policy Group

Tuesday, 16 April 2024

Committee Room 2S1

Parliament House

Canberra

Woolworths Group

Mr Brad Banducci, CEO

Coles Group

Ms Vicki Bon, Government & Industry Relations Manager

Ms Leah Weckert, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director

Dr Craig Emerson, Private capacity

The Treasury

Ms Anna Barker, Assistant Secretary, Food and Grocery Code Review

Associate Professor Andrew Schmulow, Private capacity