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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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[–] FreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.au -5 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

The irony of you not understanding that every single facet of your life relies on oil is just delicious.

[–] trk@aussie.zone 2 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

How do you figure I don't understand that?

[–] FreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.au 0 points 2 hours ago

Because of the comment of yours I replied to.