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Australia's three oil refineries are being thrown an economic lifeline as the pandemic pushes them to the brink of collapse due to travel and business restrictions triggering a plunge in demand.
The country's energy minister, Angus Taylor, has offered the refineries $83.5m of taxpayer. The payment is contingent on refineries keeping their doors open and agreeing to an open book" policy with the government to continually assess their financial standings.
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