'Obvious' cases of petrol price gouging amid Middle East war | ABC NEWS

Professor Allan Fells says there are obvious examples of petrol price gouging, with retailers using the excuse of the war in the Middle East. The former chair of the ACCC says prices should not have spiked already as the wholesale price of petrol currently being sold to consumers was set weeks ago. Subscribe: http://ab.co/1svxLVE Read more here: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-04/petrol-prices-surge-across-australia-servo-queues-middle-east/106414796 ABC NEWS provides around the clock coverage of news events as they break in Australia and abroad. It's news when you want it, from Australia's most trusted news organisation. For more from ABC NEWS, click here: https://ab.co/2kxYCZY Watch more ABC NEWS content ad-free on ABC iview: https://ab.co/2OB7Mk1 Go deeper on our ABC NEWS In-depth channel: https://ab.co/2lNeBn2 Like ABC NEWS on Facebook: http://facebook.com/abcnews.au Follow ABC NEWS on Instagram: http://instagram.com/abcnews_au Note: In most cases, our captions are auto-generated. #ABCNEWS #ABCNEWSAustralia