The only thing worse than living through a cost of living crisis is being ripped off. Australians are looking at their shopping bags and the scary number at the checkout. Is this right? Is this really what food costs? Are farmers getting this extra money or is it going into the profits of supermarkets? Nick Hossack takes a closer look.

The last time Australia found itself in an economic crisis was during the ‘recession we had to have’ Paul Keating.