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Dutton is after them now!
Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton didn't mess around this morning on 2GB when he was asked about people stockpiling goods then selling them for profit. ABC Federal Political reporter Matt Doran was listening in to the interview. Here's Matt:
Panic buying and hoarding has hit most of the nation's supermarkets during the coronavirus outbreak, with the Prime Minister labelling it as "ridiculous" and urging people to stop.
Mr Dutton, who is in isolation after being infected with coronavirus, has come out swinging.
He's told Sydney radio station 2GB he believes some people aren't stockpiling for themselves, and are rather looking to profit by selling items on the black market.
"I'm going to come after those people, and I'll give them a fair warning now — it won't be a pretty experience when we deal with them.
"Because the Australian Federal Police, the Australian Border Force, New South Wales Police, Victorian Police and elsewhere are onto this at the moment, and this is part of our demand problems.
"We will come down like a tonne of bricks on those individuals."
Mr Dutton said anyone who has photos, car registration details or any other evidence of people acting in such a way to contact Crimestoppers.
