Dozens of petrol stations around Australia run out of fuel as panic-buying continues
by Luca Ittimani and Penry Buckley from on (#748YV)
NRMA says record-high fuel may be here to stay in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane after prices soared early in the Middle East conflict
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Dozens of service stations across Australia have run out of petrol as distributors struggle to keep up with customers panic-buying as the conflict in the Middle East continues to disrupt prices.
The NRMA has warned regulators missed" the chance to stop price hikes, as booming wholesale demand pushes fuel prices to a permanent high" on the east coast.
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