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Zac de Silva

RARE PHOTOS: Fuel security fears spark overseas talks for minister | Rare Historical Photos

Petrol prices have shot up almost 50 cents a litre across many parts of Australia. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS)

Fuel companies have been issued a 'please explain' for jacking up prices almost immediately after the US and Israel launched strikes on Iran.

The government is preparing to flood the market with an extra 800 million litres of petrol and diesel in a bid to fix supply shortages plaguing some regional areas.

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