Fuel excise cut, which was imposed after outbreak of Iran conflict, ended at midnight on Monday. Follow today’s news live Chalmers maintains fuel excise cut never meant to be permanent Jim Chalmers said prices have indeed come up over the past month, but they are “substantially lower” than when ...
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