ABC Religion & Ethics
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19th March 2020
Empty shelves and Easter eggs
I went to the shops yesterday to do the weekly shop, plus a little pandemic prepping on the side. Into the trolley went the usual suspects of fruit and vegetables, milk and bread, but the non-perishables that consumers all around Australia are searching for were not available — things like toilet paper, disinfectant, pantry staples and some flu and pain medications. The shops have been cleared of many staples, just as bottle shops have also reported the binge buying of alcohol. If COVID-19 is th