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**In short: **

The government has halved the fuel excise, reducing the cost of petrol and diesel by 26.3 cents a litre for three months.

The heavy road user charge will also be reduced to zero for the same period, taking pressure off truck drivers and transport costs.

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[–] PetulantBandicoot@aussie.zone 5 points 6 hours ago

Really surprised at the lack of anger at old Trumpy over this whole thing.

Don't worry, I'm blaming Trump for this.