Fuel costs drive COVID-like surge in demand for emergency relief
Rising petrol and diesel prices are driving Canberra families to seek emergency assistance and forcing small businesses to consider whether to pass on higher costs to customers.
Fuel costs drive COVID-like surge in demand for emergency relief
Rising petrol and diesel prices are driving Canberra families to seek emergency assistance and forcing small businesses to consider whether to pass on higher costs to customers. Grouped from 2 articles across 2 sources.
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Australians can expect high fuel costs to linger for far longer than the war in Iran
Rising inflation and unemployment mean effects of Iran war could be even worse than the post-Covid cost-of-living crisis Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast As diesel prices make history by passing $3 a litre in nearly every capital city around the country, the stresses of high fuel costs are beginning to show. Truckies are warning they will go out of business if they can’t renegotiate their contracts with customers; farmers are warning the same, telling families that food in our supermarkets could soon cost more. Continue reading...
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