Customers face empty shelves and missing staff

With supermarket shelves looking bare of meat, fruit and vegetables, food distributors are asking for government support to help fix the situation. Part of the issue is the lack of rapid antigen tests and national cabinet is due to consider rules about isolation if workers are identified as close contacts.

Empty shelves normally stocked with toilet paper rolls at Woolworths Supermarket in Parramatta, Sydney. Source: AAP