Australian competition and consumer regulator issues fines to Coles and dairy processor Brownes for alleged breaches of the Dairy Code of Conduct. Multiple outlets report that both companies are penalised by the watchdog over two alleged instances of non-compliance with the code. The reports describe the action as enforcement related to conduct in the dairy sector, with penalties applied to each business separately rather than a single combined sanction. The West Australian’s business report characterises the fines as “hefty” and notes that the breaches relate to the Dairy Code of Conduct, though it does not specify details in the provided excerpt. Just-Food similarly states that Coles and Brownes incur penalties connected to breaches of Australia’s dairy code. Both sources frame the matter as an enforcement outcome from the regulator, indicating that the alleged breaches have been assessed and found to warrant financial penalties. The reports do not provide further information here on the precise nature of each breach, the timelines involved, or whether either company contests the regulator’s findings.