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Petrol prices in Australia are now lower than before the Iran war began. Is the oil crisis over and what happens next?

Economy The Guardian By Luca Ittimani and Jonathan Barrett 20 Jun 2026 20:00 1 min read
Petrol prices in Australia are now lower than before the Iran war began. Is the oil crisis over and what happens next?

Fuel suppliers outside the Middle East have proved to be much more flexible than analysts expected – and China surprised everyone Australians were warned soon after the Middle East conflict started that the country could run short on fuel, with prices rising to record levels owing to disrupted oil supplies. Now, amid an uneasy peace deal and continued supply disruptions, petrol prices are lower than they were before the conflict began and official warnings over fuel usage have largely disappeare

Fuel suppliers outside the Middle East have proved to be much more flexible than analysts expected – and China surprised everyone

Australians were warned soon after the Middle East conflict started that the country could run short on fuel, with prices rising to record levels owing to disrupted oil supplies.

Now, amid an uneasy peace deal and continued supply disruptions, petrol prices are lower than they were before the conflict began and official warnings over fuel usage have largely disappeared.

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