“People have been buying not what they require, but more than they need,” Mr Joyce told ABC radio on Monday morning.“Corporations and businesses who buy up more than you’d expect ... It’s like saying you’re not producing enough toilet paper because people are swiping it off the shelves, I don’t know why they do it, but they do.”
Health Minister Greg Hunt said there had been “clear cases” of hoarding rapid antigen tests, including “people that were scooping [them] up to resell at inflated prices.” Labor leader Anthony Albanese said it was “quite extraordinary” that many pensioners who went to pharmacies to access the free rapid tests the government had promised them on day one of the scheme would not be able to find one.“And what we heard from Barnaby Joyce then was blaming the Australian people for the unavailability of rapid antigen tests,” Mr Albanese said.
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said every country was facing supply chain “pressures” when sourcing rapid antigen tests but that state and federal governments had more than 200 million on order.“We have, right through this pandemic, helped fund and secure tests.”
Barnaby_Joyce This is people taking personal responsibility. Screw everyone else. You got exactly what you wanted from your electorate. auspol
Barnaby_Joyce Hypochondriacs
Barnaby_Joyce He was trying to blame everyday Australians, realised his fuck up mid sentence and switched to corporations. Because the reality is that it's a government fuck up. It's a non story just like our deputy PM is non intelligent.
Barnaby_Joyce No one needs them, they are as phoney as $3 bills but seem to have become some demented fashion accessory
Barnaby_Joyce Wasn't the Federal government hoarding them just a couple of days ago?
Barnaby_Joyce Name one business Mr Joyce.
Barnaby_Joyce Absolutely inevitable…..that’s capitalism for you
Barnaby_Joyce hang on Australia has 2 companies who make these and when they approached the scomo effluent regime in 2021 they were told naaaaaaah.we don't needed emmm
Barnaby_Joyce Can someone please ignore this bloke
Barnaby_Joyce ScottMorrisonMP Barnaby_Joyce Stop the bullshit , the public are sick of the Lies LNPDisgrace
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