Morrison Slams ‘Un-Australian’ Hoarders, and Wins Back Support
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Scott Morrison, right, and Brendon Murphy during a press conference in Canberra on March 18.
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For Australians, getting called “un-Australian” is one of the most grating insults around.
So when Prime Minister Scott Morrison used the term to shame hoarders on Wednesday while seeking to calm panic over a surge in coronavirus cases, it got the public’s attention. He insisted the chaotic scenes in the nation’s supermarkets, which have seen shoppers battle over food and toilet rolls, “must stop.”