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Are the petrol stations ripping us off?
15 minutes Posted Mar 19, 2026 at 3:00 pm.
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Are the petrol stations price gouging and cashing in on the Iran war? 
If they are, is there anything that can stop them? 
Today, David Byrne, professor of economics at the University of Melbourne on how fuel companies justify the rapid price rises and what motorists can do to fight back.
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David Byrne, professor of economics at the University of Melbourne