Editor's note
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It’s a distasteful thought that most tinned tuna in your local supermarket is tainted by modern slavery. Kate Nicholl, Vikram Bhakoo and Miriam Wilhelm are supply-chain experts whose research shows just one Australian brand can confidently claim to be slave-free. Their finding comes from tracing products back to their source of origin in Thailand, the world’s biggest tuna exporter, and it shows why Australia’s recent modern slavery laws need
to go even further.
And if you’ve been cranking your air-conditioning to get through the summer heatwaves, you may have checked for a better deal on your energy bill. But if you used a ‘free’ comparison site you’re almost certainly paying more than you should: new regulations introduced on January 1 have revealed the thousands of different offers energy retailers use to entice new customers, and the price gap comparison sites use to stay profitable.
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Tim Wallace
Deputy Editor: Business + Economy
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Tracking the journey of tuna from the seas around Thailand to Australian supermarket shelves shows modern slavery is a pervasive problem.
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Kate Nicholl, University of Melbourne; Miriam Wilhelm, University of Groningen; Vikram Bhakoo, University of Melbourne
Just one brand of tinned tuna in Australian supermarkets is able to confidently claim slavery was not involved in its supply.
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Consumers who used comparison sites typically paid 5-12% more than the lowest possible offer.
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Bruce Mountain, Victoria University
Energy companies offer thousands of different prices, making finding the best deal all but impossible.
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A light-trails long exposure of London’s Tower Bridge, shot on iPhone8Plus using the NightCap app.
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Rob Layton, Bond University
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