{
  "id": 18012,
  "title": "Petrol prices on track to top $2 a litre as Bowen sounds death knell for fuel excise relief",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/01/petrol-prices-on-track-to-top-2-a-litre-as-bowen-sounds-death-knell",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-01T02:22:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian",
    "slug": "the-guardian",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/aug/01/petrol-prices-on-track-to-top-2-a-litre-as-bowen-sounds-death-knell-for-fuel-excise-relief"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Petrol now costs more than $1.90 a litre in every capital city, with diesel expected to exceed $2.40 a litre Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Petrol prices could surpass $2 a litre and diesel $2.40 in coming days, after the government’s 16-cent discount ends on Sunday. The 32-cent per litre reduction in fuel excise, introduced in March at the peak of the fuel price…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}