Sydney, March 16, 2026 (AFP) - Australians feel petrol pinch as panic buying drives shortages

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2026-03-16

The cheapest fuel had run out and a man filled red jerry cans at a petrol station on Sydney's metropolitan fringe on Monday as drivers anxious about soaring prices queued up. Panic buying since Iranian attacks on ships effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz in response to the US-Israeli strikes has seen petrol prices soar half a world away in Australia -- even as the government insists fuel shipments are arriving on schedule. "I can drive up to......

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