Budget improves by billions, but petrol pain about to grow
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Source: The Age
Published: 2026-07-20 22:30 UTC+10:00
Section: Politics / Federal
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Politics, Middle East, Military & Defence, Iran, Economy & Finance, Financial Markets, Labour & Workers, Tax & Budget, Commodities, Business & Economy, War & Conflict
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Billions of dollars have been wiped from the budget deficit and government debt thanks to the ongoing strength of commodity prices and the nation’s jobs market, but consumers face more pain as the war against Iran risks a fresh spike in petrol prices beyond $2 a litre.
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