Fuel excise is a flat sales tax levied by Canberra on petrol and diesel bought at the bowser. During an appearance on the Today program, Chalmers was asked whether a cut to fuel excise could happen. 'Do you categorically rule out the cuts to the fuel excise?' 'It doesn't make any sense to people that you're saying the supply is there, the fuel is here, and we're guaranteed that supply,' Stefanovic added. On Thursday, the government confirmed 608 service stations across Australia were out of either diesel or unleaded fuel.

Source: Daily Mail March 29, 2026 23:01 UTC