Pointing fingers at Australia’s petrol ‘panic buyers’ only fuels demand – and hides who really is to blame | Tarryn Phillips, Danielle Couch and Carmen Vargas

As service stations run out of fuel, can learn a lot from the way we mishandled the Covid-19 toilet paper crisis As Australians stock up on jerry cans amid fears of oil shortages due to war in the Middle East and politicians label such behaviour as “un-Australian”, a familiar blame game is taking place. But pointing the finger at “panic buyers” misses the point, obscures the real problems and can make matters worse. We can learn a lot from the way we handled – and mishandled – the Covid-19 toilet paper crisis. Continue reading...

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