News edition for 24 June 2026. Added to Nungya on 22 October 2026 as part of our retrospective news archive. Reporting reflects information available by the edition date.

The name above a supermarket door can hold a local story. In Lockhart River, that story connects a grandfather’s work with his granddaughter’s everyday service to the community.

Indigenous.gov.au reported on 10 March 2026 that Charlene Rocky works at the Freddie Clarence Moses Supermarket, named for her grandfather. The account describes his efforts to establish the store and his years managing it. Rocky and colleague Soum Saha appear in the report discussing changes to the cost of household shopping.

The immediate news was the Low-Cost Essentials Subsidy Scheme, which the report says supports lower prices for thirty household staples. Its national participation figures belong to the March announcement; they are not a June count of stores or a guarantee about today’s shelf prices.

Beyond the scheme, the profile offers a reminder about how essential businesses should be covered. A store is a workplace, a point of access to goods and part of a community’s history. The people working there can explain a change in ways a program description cannot.

For anyone following remote food stories, pay attention to that local account alongside national announcements. Ask what a change means at the counter and who has kept the service going. In this case, the supermarket’s name makes that continuity unusually visible.

Read the original report: Affordable grocery prices in Lockhart River.