Australians can expect high fuel costs to linger for far longer than the war in Iran

<p>Rising inflation and unemployment mean effects of Iran war could be even worse than the post-Covid cost-of-living crisis</p><ul><li><p>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></p></li></ul><p>As diesel prices make history by passing $3 a litre in nearly every capital city around the country, the stresses of high fuel costs are beginning to show.</p><p>Truckies are warning they will go out of business if they can’t renegotiate their contracts with customers; farmers are warning the same, telling families that food in our supermarkets could soon cost more.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/25/australians-can-expect-high-fuel-costs-to-linger-for-far-longer-than-the-war-in-iran">Continue reading...</a>