The REAL story behind Australia's so-called 'food shortage'

Australians are finding supermarket shelves empty – again.   It’s largely due to the fact the federal government has told us all to prepare to catch Covid.   People are frightened we’re headed for another extended lockdown.

 

In a bid to free up the blockages in food and grocery supply chains, the Commonwealth made changes to the list of occupations considered ‘essential workers’ and relaxed the iso requirements.   So we know there’s hopefully light at the end of the tunnel… but should we be worried about Australia’s food supply shortage and how long will this last?

 

Stephen Bartos is Visiting Fellow at the ANU’S  Crawford School of Public Policy, and the good news is he says there’s no need to panic.

 

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