‘Prices could double’: How fuel crisis will hit hard

The war in the Middle East has sent fuel prices soaring. There are fears that if it continues, Australia may have to begin rationing fuel.

Mar 17, 2026, updated Mar 17, 2026

The war in the Middle East has sent Australia’s fuel prices soaring.

And people are worried that if the battle between the US and Israel and Iran continues for another month, Australia may have to begin rationing fuel.

Already drivers are panic buying and stockpiling and some country petrol stations are running dry.

Global oil supplies are under threat as Iran attacks tankers in the Strait of Hormuz.

Today, Tim Buckley, the director of Climate Energy Finance – and the question … as the oil shock hits home, how high could the price at the pump really go?

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