Federal government releases fuel reserves to counter shortages | ABC NEWS

The federal government is releasing 20 per cent of the country’s emergency fuel reserves to ease the pressure from the war in the Middle East on Australia’s oil supply.
Farmers and producers have raised fears petrol shortages could stoke prices of groceries.
Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles is urging consumers against panic-buying petrol saying the amount of petrol coming into the country remains the same.
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