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Motorists queue up to get fuel at a pump in Ahmedabad, India, this week.

Cycling to work, staying home, cutting school hours: How the world is handling the fuel crisis

Australia is considering “light touch” ways to conserve fuel, while other nations are already taking drastic measures to curb their use of petrol.

  • Nick Toscano

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Analysis of the global burden of disease data found five commercial products are key factors in 31 per cent of all deaths annually.

The five everyday products linked to nearly one-third of all deaths globally

Researchers have uncovered three key strategies “health-harming” corporations use. And they’re straight from the tobacco playbook.

  • Kate Aubusson and Liam Mannix
No diesel in this servo in Wantirna

Indie retailers pushed to back of queue in fuel supply squeeze

Independent fuel retailers are struggling to secure reliable supplies of petrol and diesel, causing more than 200 local outages at Victorian service stations.

  • Adam Carey and Elias Visontay
Owner operator is Adam Parkinson,

‘I have never even paid half of that before’: How diesel pain is hurting on Sydney Harbour

The number of petrol stations without diesel in NSW has jumped to 164 as the fallout from the war in the Middle East continues to be felt far and wide.

  • Jessica McSweeney and Julie Power
CCTV footage captures an alleged thief who siphoned diesel from a truck yard in western Victoria.

Stations run dry and reports of fuel thefts rise amid surge in demand

Petrol stations are temporarily running out of fuel and petrol retailers are reporting an increase in thefts as demand and fuel prices soar in tandem.

  • Adam Carey
Petrol prices keep going up as the conflict continues.

Fuel supply heads for cliff at end of April as petrol prices in Australia hit record highs

Asian fuel refineries are running down their inventories, raising unanswerable questions about Australia’s fuel security.

  • Mike Foley and Nick Toscano
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Fuel prices have reached an average of $2.19 per litre this week.

Why we panic buy – and how to convince people not to

We should have enough fuel. The problem is that evidence suggests Australian shoppers are among the world’s biggest panic buyers. 

  • Liam Mannix
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

Australians told to prepare for more petrol pain as war stretches on

Business chiefs are raising worries about a supply shock if the war drags on, leading a top economist to recommend work-from-home directives to reduce demand for oil.

  • Paul Sakkal and Nick Newling
Energy Minister Chris Bowen announcing the first-ever release from Australia’s fuel stockpile.

Australia taps fuel stockpile in urgent bid to fill shortages and stem panic buying

The government will draw down hundreds of millions of litres of petrol and diesel from Australia’s strategic stockpile.

  • Mike Foley
Most of the gas produced on the east coast is converted into LNG and exported. The federal government is developing a scheme to force producers to reserve some for the domestic market.

Drone strike on key Qatari plant reignites global gas crunch fears

Soaring gas prices are handing a potential windfall to Australian LNG giants, but reigniting worries of spiking energy costs at home.

  • Nick Toscano