Prime Minister Scott Morrison is being warned against a “populist” pre-election fuel tax cut as petrol prices surge on the invasion of Ukraine and threaten to return to the centre of national politics.
Mr Morrison, who has been shaping up for a cost-of-living election fight, finds himself in the horns of a policy dilemma as retail petrol prices pass $2.10 a litre in capital cities after Russia’s invasion sent shockwaves through global energy markets.
