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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Catie McLeod Consumer affairs reporter

‘Not going anywhere’: fuel supply fears and soaring pump prices put a brake on the great Australian Easter road trip

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Earl Robinson with his caravanning set-up on a trip through the Northern Territory
The energy shock from war in the Middle East and skyrocketing prices of petrol and diesel, as well as fuel shortages in some parts, have upended Australians’ travel plans. Pictured: Earl Robinson during a 2025 trip through the Northern Territory. Photograph: Jan Robinson

Jan and Earl Robinson have been caravanning and camping for nearly two decades but they have decided 2026 is the year they are “not going anywhere”.

After the cost of filling their Ford Everest 4WD soared by 65% in just a few weeks, the retirees, who live in Charters Towers in rural Queensland, indefinitely postponed their next adventure just six weeks before they were due to leave.

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