ACCC investigates petrol stations; unemployment jumps; airfares set to rise

Friday 20 March 2026

The National Cabinet establishes a fuel taskforce as the competition watchdog launches an investigation into the petrol companies. 

• The unemployment rate jumps to 4.3 per cent
• International airfares, having already risen, are set to go even higher
• The richest 250 Australians revealed
• Gas supplies targeted in the war in the Middle East

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