Australia’s diesel price spike causes rethink in reliant regional areas

We have had to rethink the ways we do things', says farmer who dusted off his 1973 petrol-powered truck

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Nick Holliday's 1973 International Acco truck sat dormant out the front of his farm for years, as a decoration collecting dust. But diesel price rises have given the old truck a new lease of life.

We have had to rethink the ways we do things," Holliday said.

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