
Empty shelves in a crisis: panic buying, or calm preparation?
Photos of empty supermarket shelves have followed in the wake of coronavirus. But shoppers are not so much panicked as preparing, argue David A. Savage and Benno Torgler.
Photos of empty supermarket shelves have followed in the wake of coronavirus. But shoppers are not so much panicked as preparing, argue David A. Savage and Benno Torgler.
UPDATED | Three emergency warnings are now in place for the bushfire-ravaged Kangaroo Island, with residents of Vivonne Bay and Parndana advised to leave their homes as authorities battle with severe conditions.
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Australia’s bushfires crisis demonstrates the need for bipartisan emergency planning and a national, professional emergency taskforce, argues Dale Dominey-Howes.
Premier Steven Marshall has called an extraordinary cabinet meeting today to work on a recovery plan for the bushfire-ravaged Adelaide Hills and Kangaroo Island, promising the State Government will do “everything it can” to get the two regions’ economies back on track.