Aussie drinkers told to limit daily booze buying

Two men leave a"bottle shop" displaying a sign showing dozens of beers for sale in Melbourne.SYDNEY - Hard-drinking Australians were told to limit themselves to buying just 12 bottles of wine and two cases of beer a day as a coronavirus lockdown saw panic buying of alcohol.

"It was clear that uncertainty on the impact of supply... caused some people to purchase differently," Retail Drinks chief executive Julie Ryan said in a statement launching the restrictions.

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