Families are bleeding at the bowser while Canberra does nothing

Every time Australians drive past a service station, the climbing numbers on the pricing boards deliver a fresh blow to the household budget. Fuel prices are now as high, and in many locations much higher, than they were at the outbreak of the latest overseas conflict and the subsequent closure of fuel shipments through the Gulf.

Soaring fuel prices are making it almost impossible for Australian families to stay on the road. Picture by David Ellery

And if, as Donald Trump is suggesting, the US bans diesel exports, then prices could go higher still.