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The government is urging people to carry on as normal, despite fuel shortages, because it knows that panic will make matters worse. But it may need to consider more drastic economic intervention. Source link

The federal government is not expected to publicly nominate a clear trigger point for fuel rationing, despite internal modelling outlining potential thresholds.  Source link

Hillel Newman uses an address to the National Press Club to defend Israel’s war with Iran and its military action in southern Lebanon. Source link

Australians should save about 26c a litre at the pump after the federal government announces a cut to the fuel excise. Source link

ACMA has introduced new rules for standardised mobile coverage maps that will see mobile signals below -115 dBm labelled as “no coverage”. Source link

More than 10,000 Australians have now returned home from the Middle East since the start of the Iran war. Follow live.  Source link

Anthony Albanese faces a grilling from MPs as energy minister provides fuel availability update.  Follow live.  Source link

There are concerns future governments could abuse broad powers that are designed to support companies to buy more fuel but could be used on any good facing supply-chain disruption. Source link

Australians will pay about 26.3 cents less on every litre of fuel they buy for three months, but some economists warn it could ultimately leave Australians worse off. Source link

Fuel could be rationed and funnelled towards critical sectors such as emergency services under worst-case-scenario planning for shortages caused by the Iran war. Source link