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Tess Ikonomou, Zac de Silva and Andrew Brown

Australia has more fuel in tank than before Iran war

Motorists have enjoyed a cut to the fuel excise, currently in place until the end of June. (Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS)

Australia has shored up its fuel reserves in the face of conflict in the Middle East, with 10 more days in its stocks than when the war started.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese held a meeting of national cabinet on Thursday, his third since the start of the Iran war that effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz and sent global oil prices skyrocketing.

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