Australia to halve fuel tax as global energy crisis deepens

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announces the tax cut as the price of crude oil tops $116 a barrel. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announces the tax cut as the price of crude oil tops $116 a barrel.

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• Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announces the tax cut as the price of crude oil tops $116 a barrel.
• Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announces the tax cut as the price of crude oil tops $116 a barrel. Prime Minister Anthony
• Albanese announces the tax cut as the price of crude oil tops $116 a barrel.

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• Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announces the tax cut as the price of crude oil tops $116 a barrel. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announces the tax cut as the price of crude oil tops $116 a barrel.
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• Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announces the tax cut as the price of crude oil tops $116 a barrel.
• Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announces the tax cut as the price of crude oil tops $116 a barrel. Prime Minister Anthony
• Albanese announces the tax cut as the price of crude oil tops $116 a barrel.