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THE TRUTH ABOUT: Finger to the wind on extending fuel excise discount - Caught on Camera

The federal government has left the door open to extending its temporary fuel excise reduction. (Joanna Kordina/AAP PHOTOS)

An extension to Australia's fuel tax discount is still being weighed up as disruption to global oil shipments drives states to chase more control over petrol and diesel supplies.

The federal government's three-month cut to the fuel excise kicked in at the start of April, reducing the cost of petrol and diesel by 26.3 cents a litre in response to soaring prices caused by the US-led war on Iran.

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