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Petrol theft expected to rise in Australia as police call for more CCTV and prepaid pumps

Amid a surge in fuel prices and fear of shortages, SA police chief signals officers might stop investigating ‘drive-offs’ unless service stations install prepaid pumps Follow our Australia news live blog for latest… Grouped from 2 articles across 1 sources.

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The GuardianMar 21, 2026, 7:01 PM

Petrol theft expected to rise in Australia as police call for more CCTV and prepaid pumps

Amid a surge in fuel prices and fear of shortages, SA police chief signals officers might stop investigating ‘drive-offs’ unless service stations install prepaid pumps Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The rusty green fuel trailer hardly looks like it is worth stealing, but some time before 1 March it was hooked up to the back of a vehicle and taken from a property at Huntley, south of Orange, in the New South Wales central tablelands. It was just another in a series of thefts that police across Australia are keeping a watchful eye on. Continue reading...

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The GuardianMar 21, 2026, 12:42 PM

SA state election 2026: Peter Malinauskas makes passionate call for unity after thumping South Australia win marked by One Nation advance

Labor secures landslide win, but One Nation vote tops 20%, leaving Liberals devastated and eating into ALP territory in outer suburbs I’m going to leave you some land mines, Hanson warns premier One Nation has put meat on the bones of its polling surge Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast South Australian premier, Peter Malinauskas, has used Labor’s landslide state election victory to urge a kinder and more inclusive politics, reaching out to disaffected One Nation voters and promising to work across political lines in his second term. The Labor leader increased his majority in Saturday’s vote, with One Nation’s support surging and the Liberal opposition reduced to a handful of seats. Continue reading...

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