What you need to know By Broede Carmody
Good afternoon, and thanks for reading our live coverage following a national cabinet meeting to discuss the fuel crisis.
We’ll leave you with the national average fuel prices over the past week, reported today by peak industry body the Australian Institute of Petroleum. They make for tough reading.
Regular unleaded petrol hit $2.53 per litre, up 40 per cent compared to prices before the war began on February 28. Diesel reached $3.10, up 72 per cent.
Here’s what you need to know from this morning’s meeting of national cabinet: