People Know Why Petrol Prices Rising: Aussie PM

People Know Why Petrol Prices Rising: Aussie PM
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison speaks following a service by Reverend Simon Ckuj at St Andrew's Ukrainian Catholic Church, Lidcombe in Sydney, Australia, on Feb. 27, 2022. Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images
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Scott Morrison believes Australians understand why petrol prices are going up but won’t say whether there will be help in the budget at the end of the month through a cut in fuel excise.

Some parts of the country are paying well over $2 per litre as a result of global oil prices spiking due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.