The Daily PerspectiveAustralia's fuel crisis deepens as Middle East conflict chokes global supply
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ABC FeedsWhat are the best ways to save fuel?
By Amy Sheehan
From fuel-efficient driving to alternative travel modes, we look at practical ways to combat fuel shortages and price hikes
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-17/expert-tips-on-saving-fuel-reduce-travel/106464820
Fuel crisis forces gold miner to send two-thirds of workers home
By Jarrod Lucas and Mya Kordic
Fuel shortages linked to the Middle East war are forcing a WA gold miner to halt operations and stand down workers, exposing how smaller operators are being squeezed while major miners maintain supply.
#MiningandMetalsIndustry #PetrolPrices #GovernmentandPolitics #JarrodLucas #MyaKordic
Farmers urged to increase security amid spike in fuel thefts
By Xanthe Gregory
The NSW Police Rural Crime Team is reporting a spike in diesel being stolen from landholders amid soaring prices.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-17/nsw-farms-fuel-diesel-thefts-police/106462870
Petrol price rise amid war in the Middle East adds to cost-of-living focus in SA state election
By Angelique Donnellan
Increased costs for petrol, food and housing are front and centre when it comes to how families are choosing to vote in the upcoming South Australian state election.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-17/sa-election-cost-of-living-fuel-housing/106459464
#CostofLiving #StateandTerritoryElections #PetrolPrices #HousingPolicy #PublicTransport #AngeliqueDonnellan
Inside Venezuela, we saw why its vast oil reserves can't help the current crisis
By Harriet Tatham
Foreign Correspondent goes inside Venezuela's oil regions, where boom towns have gone bust, leaving behind a shattered industry that needs billions to reboot.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-17/venezuela-oil-iran-fuel-shortages-middle-east-war/106460136
Opinion | The Guardian USTrump’s war is bringing economic calamity to the UK – and another shock to our politics | Gaby Hinsliff https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/mar/16/iran-war-fuel-prices-economic-calamity-uk-politics #UsisraelWarOnIran #UkCostOfLivingCrisis #PetrolPrices #RachelReeves #KeirStarmer #Labour #NigelFarage #ReformUk #KemiBadenoch #Conservatives #GreenParty #Politics #Energy #Environment #Oil #Commodities #Business #UkNews
WA farmers say city drivers are getting priority for scarce fuel supplies
By Mark Bennett, Andrea Mayes, and Stan Shaw
Farmers welcome a rule change that allows road trains to deliver more fuel to regional areas, but say it does little to address the overall supply problem.
#GrainGrowing #AgriculturalCrops #OilandGas #Agribusiness #RailTransportIndustry #GovernmentandPolitics #War #PetrolPrices #MarkBennett #AndreaMayes # #StanShaw
Rising oil price and inflation fears make rate hike likely
By Alan Kohler
A war in Iran has led to a cost-of-living spike in Australia and as petrol prices rise, interest rates are likely to be next.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-16/iran-war-oil-price-interest-rate-inflation/106457068
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Fuel rationing a possibility if war keeps hitting global oil supplies, experts say
By Daniel Ziffer and Gareth Hutchens
Experts say Australians should prepare for the possibility of widespread fuel rationing if the war in the Middle East is prolonged.
#PetrolPrices #OilandGas #EnergyIndustry #EnergyMarkets #WorldPolitics #UnrestConflictandWar #War #DanielZiffer #GarethHutchens
