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Calls for tax relief are growing as petrol prices hit fresh record highs, with the government now under pressure from its own MPs to ease the bowser pain.

A group of ex-fire and emergency services experts have slammed the Morrison Government for ignoring expert advice about the floods.

Some state Liberal leaders and National MPs are calling on the government to slash the fuel excise as petrol hits $2.20 a litre

The Australian government is under pressure to cut fuel excise as petrol prices hit an eight-year high and Prime Minister Scott Morrison trails in the polls just weeks before a general election.

This week’s Newspoll, conducted March 9-12 from a sample of 1,520, gave Labor a 55-45 lead, unchanged since last fortnight. Primary votes were 41% Labor (steady), 35% Coalition (steady), 8% Greens (down one), 3% One Nation (steady), 3% Clive Palmer’s UAP (down one) and 10% for all Others (up two).

As a new Newspoll showed Anthony Albanese drawing level with Scott Morrison as preferred leader, the cost of living has emerged as a major campaign issue.

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