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Tess Ikonomou and Zac de Silva

'Over-prepared': PM's pledge on growing fuel crisis

State and territory leaders have held crisis talks as fuel supplies dwindle across regional areas. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS)

A fuel tsar will manage "unprecedented" supply issues caused by the Middle East conflict as the finishing touches are put on measures to address dire shortages in many regional areas.

The prime minister convened a snap virtual national cabinet meeting on Thursday to discuss major price shocks and shortages driven by the US-Israel war on Iran.

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