It looks like the ACT has higher alcohol beverage prices than Brisbane:
The differences could be through the different State/Territory licensing and permitting requirements, including corresponding fees, charges and levies.
I don’t drink Magners regularly (maybe once every few years) and dontt know if Queensland’s prices have also recently gone up. If they had, then the 10% may have included a price increase and also the container levy. Maybe a regular Queensland Magners drinker would know if the standard retail (viz. not on sale) price has changed recently.
You mention that “(they say) of the scheme’s introduction”. Was this someone in store or a response/information from Dan Murphy (such as on their website or through correspondence). I have come not to rely on information from any retail floor staff as they possibly will blame one thing, when in fact it could be something different or more than what they indicate. If it was floor staff, it may be worth contacting Dan Murphy directly using the information on their website to see what their response is to the price rise. You can also use the above screen dump to ask why for that particular product, the ACT is more expensive than Queensland.
It is also worth noting that if it also includes a product price rise (not a change in ACT licensing and permits), this price rise could be trigger by the imported/distributer. This happens to be Coca Cola Amatil. So any price rise maybe going to CCA rather than Woolworths if Woolworths has only passed on the wholesale increased costs.
If it was imported by Woolwroths directly, it would have been through Pinnacle Drinks, which they fully own. Their imported products also usually contain that it is imported or produced on behalf of Pinnacle.
