{
  "id": 32741,
  "title": "Drivers brace for petrol price hikes as fuel excise cut comes to end",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/02/drivers-brace-for-petrol-price-hikes-as-fuel-excise-cut-comes-to-end",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-02T05:21:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ABC News AU",
    "slug": "abc-news-au",
    "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-02/fuel-excise-cut-ending/106987482"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Prices are forecast to increase to about $2.20 a litre for unleaded and $2.60 a litre for diesel when the fuel excise returns to its normal rate.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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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."
}