Nationals call for fuel excise cut
Two members of the federal coalition's junior partner have called for a cut in the fuel excise as petrol prices continue to climb above $2 a litre.
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Australia pushes to isolate Russian sports
Sports Minister Richard Colbeck says athletes and teams representing Russia or Belarus are not welcome in Australia.
Ukraine crisis fuels record petrol prices
Fuel has surged to its highest-ever pump price of more than two dollars a litre in parts of Australia, with the Russian invasion of Ukraine partly to blame.
Lofty petrol prices tipped to move higher
Motorists cringing at the price of petrol should brace for more financial pain as tension in Europe and a recovering economy send oil prices higher.