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University of New South Wales: Why Does Panic Buying Spread So Fast Among Australians?
March 26, 2026
SYDNEY, Australia, March 26 (TNSjou) -- The University of New South Wales posted the following news:

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Why does panic buying spread so fast among Australians?

Katie Carchrie

As fears over fuel supply ripple through Australia, UNSW Business School experts say panic buying is driven as much by instinct and expectations as by actual shortages.

When uncertainty rises, so does the urge to act.

Panic buying has re-emerge . . .

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