WorldEscalating Middle East conflict will push prices up again, Australia’s energy minister says

Energy Minister Chris Bowen said worsening conflict in the Middle East was putting pressure on global fuel supplies and oil prices, with the effects inevitably reaching Australia. He said the country held 41 days of petrol and 42 days of diesel in strategic reserves. Nearly 50,000 people have fled a Houthi advance in western Yemen.

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