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Zac de Silva and Grace Crivellaro

EXPLAINED: Grocery hikes loom as fuel crisis hits supply chains - The Real Truth

Petrol stations face tougher penalties to ensure companies aren't profiting from the fuel shortage. (Dean Lewins/AAP PHOTOS)

More fuel is flowing to shortage-hit regional areas, the government says, as tougher penalties for price gouging pass parliament.

Legislation doubling the maximum fine for false and misleading conduct or cartel behaviour to $100 million was given the green light by the Senate on Thursday afternoon.

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