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More than any other factor, Australians blame the government for rising costs.

Voters blame Albanese, not Trump’s war, as cost-of-living pain deepens

The Reserve Bank is tipped to lift interest rates, but voters are likely to blame the Albanese government for the inflation that is forcing the bank’s hand.

  • Shane Wright

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Alex Osipovich has a mechanical workshop at BP Clovelly and also owns an independent service station, Bobbinhead Petrol Station.

Fuel reserve released as farmers warn of food price hit

The government has authorised the release of up to 760 million litres of petrol and diesel, giving priority to regional areas that have been running short.

  • Jessica Yun, Paul Sakkal, Alexandra Smith and Cindy Yin
The security of the old world order is being blasted away with every airstrike to enforce the will of US President Donald Trump.

As oil prices spike, is this the week Trump declares victory in Iran?

While Americans are more sceptical than ever about their country’s largest military undertaking in two decades, the US president may have done what he needed to exit the war.

  • Michael Koziol
Petrol prices have surged, putting more pressure on inflation.

The case for rapid-fire interest rate hikes is hardly watertight

Even though markets and the country’s biggest banks expect back-to-back rate rises, there are good reasons for the RBA to hold fire this week.

  • Clancy Yeates
Large trucks using public roads would lose the fuel tax credit under a proposal aimed at saving the budget $4 billion a year.

Increased truck load limits to boost regional fuel supplies

However, the WA opposition has raised concerns that the ongoing war in the Middle East may have a severe impact on the state’s farmers as the price of diesel continues to rise.

  • Michael Philipps
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
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Minister for Climate Change and Energy Chris Bowen and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Thursday.

Why the Albanese government is struggling to calm a precarious fuel crisis

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese can’t stop Australians filling up jerrycans with petrol and selling it on Facebook Marketplace at a premium. He can deliver a consistent message.

  • Paul Sakkal
Residents of Tehran look on as flames and smoke rise from an oil storage facility struck by Israeli troops.

What do war, interest rate rises and oil at $200 a barrel mean? A recession

Economists are predicting two more rate rises in the next eight weeks. But with oil prices climbing, it could also mean an Australian recession.

  • Shane Wright
Energy Minister Chris Bowen.

Running on fumes: Dirty fuel to fill gaps amid warnings of $3-a-litre petrol

Australia’s sulphur limits for fuel will be lowered in an emergency move as forecasts warn of unprecedented price increases.

  • Mike Foley and Brittany Busch
Adrian Portelli is hugely popular online, but anti-gambling advocates are not fans of his business LMCT+.

Billionaire Adrian Portelli wants to sell you petrol as UK move raises gambling concerns

It’s a move that could catapult “Lambo guy” into the league of Australia’s richest people but anti-gambling advocates in two countries are concerned it will increase gambling advertising in places frequented by families.

  • Sarah Danckert