# Businesses on the brink as fuel fallout persists

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Podcast: [ABC News Top Stories](https://stenobird.com/podcast/abc-news-top-stories-6001594)
Published: 2026-06-16T21:45:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/abc-news-top-stories/businesses-at-the-brink-as-fuel-fallout-persists/106806762
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Businesses in regional Australia have been hit hard by the war in the Middle East and want the federal government to extend fuel and freight discounts. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says he will decide about the fuel excise at the end of next week.

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