@imastawka wrote:
@icyfroth wrote:
Peter Dutton has said the government will come after possible crime syndicates who have been clearing supermarket shelves amid the coronavirus pandemic.
'They're hoarding, not for their own consumption, I think they're either sending some of the products overseas or they're selling it in a black market arrangement in Australia.
'I'm going to come after those people. It won't be a pretty experience when we deal with them.
'We will come down like a ton of bricks on those individuals because I think they're the ones that have created this pattern of behaviour of hoarding and clearing out shelves.'
Locals in regional Victoria have been left outraged over city residents who have been swarming into town to clear out supermarkets in a panic-buying frenzy.
https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/australia/im-going-to-come-after-you-peter-dutton-slams-panic-buying-...
Good on him!
Yes, I hope he comes down on them like a ton of bricks.
But the bit I've bolded has confused me with another item I read -
Just as people were encouraged to and bring their empty eskies to bushfire-ravaged communities, the importance of supporting local businesses in regional areas is again being emphasised.
https://www.weatherzone.com.au/news/coronavirus-heralds-return-of-bushfire-mantra-to-support-local-b...
So which is it?
I guess you didn't click through to read the rest of the article. Don't worry, I rarely click through links either:
The shortage of supplies has sparked concerns for vulnerable residents of small towns such as the elderly or pregnant women, who are no longer able to find goods at their local shops.
'Buses of people have been coming in the last few days. People are coming from as far as Mornington,' Melissa Clark, from Woodend, which has a population of about 5,400 people, told the Herald Sun.
'We just need a break. We love having tourists here in Woodend - but not supermarket tourists.'
