Business fears ‘serious interventions’ needed to reduce demand as Labor warns of long-term ‘fuel shock’

Chamber of commerce issues four-point plan to tackle effects of surge in fuel price and concerns over supply Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Australian business groups have warned governments to consider how to reduce petrol demand and step up support for struggling businesses as the fuel crisis takes hold. Also on Sunday, the federal government urged Australians to stick with their Easter holiday travel plans – if they can afford to – but the environment minister, Murray Watt, warned the fuel shock was “not going to end any time soon”. Continue reading...

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