Petrol prices on track to top $2 a litre as Bowen sounds death knell for fuel excise relief

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Petrol now costs more than $1.90 a litre in every capital city, with diesel expected to exceed $2.40 a litre

Petrol prices could surpass $2 a litre and diesel $2.40 in coming days, after the government’s 16-cent discount ends on Sunday.

The 32-cent per litre reduction in fuel excise, introduced in March at the peak of the fuel price spike, was halved to 16 cents in July.

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Peru’s ex-president leaves jail after 15-year jail term for corruption overturned – bbc.com

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  1. Peru's ex-president leaves jail after 15-year jail term for corruption overturned  bbc.com
  2. Peru’s ex-president Humala released after conviction overturned  Al Jazeera
  3. Peruvian ex-President Humala released from prison after court overturns conviction  Reuters
  4. Peru’s Constitutional Court Annuls Ollanta Humala’s Money Laundering Case, Orders Release: how 10 outlets framed it  NewsCord
  5. Peru's Constitutional Court annuls the proceedings against former president Ollanta Humala - reports  news.cgtn.com
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Trump says Greenland will be under US control by the time he leaves office – The Independent

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  1. Trump says Greenland will be under US control by the time he leaves office  The Independent
  2. Taking Greenland won't fix the US's problems in the Arctic, experts say  Business Insider
  3. Opinion | How the Greenland standoff pushed Europe to prep for war with the U.S.  The Washington Post
  4. Trump Teases Greenland Takeover With Challenge to MAGA Host: ‘Make That Bet’  Yahoo
  5. Trump reiterates Greenland takeover threat despite backlash  inkl
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Trump says Greenland will be under US control by the time he leaves office – The Independent

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  1. Trump says Greenland will be under US control by the time he leaves office  The Independent
  2. Taking Greenland won't fix the US's problems in the Arctic, experts say  Business Insider
  3. Opinion | How the Greenland standoff pushed Europe to prep for war with the U.S.  The Washington Post
  4. Trump Teases Greenland Takeover With Challenge to MAGA Host: ‘Make That Bet’  Yahoo
  5. Trump reiterates Greenland takeover threat despite backlash  inkl
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Trump brokers Hamas disarmament deal as Saudi Arabia plans Houthi offensive – foxnews.com

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  1. Trump brokers Hamas disarmament deal as Saudi Arabia plans Houthi offensive  foxnews.com
  2. Trump’s ‘historic’ deal to disarm Hamas faces uphill climb  The Hill
  3. Israeli official says troops won't pull back in Gaza without 'genuine' Hamas disarmament  bbc.com
  4. Trump and Netanyahu May Be at Odds Again Over Gaza Plan  The New York Times
  5. Hamas agrees to give up arms but uncertainty remains  CNN
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Huge blankets of seaweed are smothering coastlines from the Caribbean to Mexico – PBS

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  1. Huge blankets of seaweed are smothering coastlines from the Caribbean to Mexico  PBS
  2. Mexico’s President Unveils Plan to Fight Seaweed That Is Choking Beaches  The New York Times
  3. Explainer: As sargassum seaweed piles up, Caribbean bets on boats, barriers and biofuel  Reuters
  4. Sizing Up the Sargassum Belt  NASA Science (.gov)
  5. Why sargassum, the seaweed that stinks up Galveston, keeps coming back  Houston Chronicle
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Yemen’s Houthis deny plans to impose fees on ships sailing through Red Sea – Reuters

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  1. Yemen's Houthis deny plans to impose fees on ships sailing through Red Sea  Reuters
  2. July 30, 2026 — Egypt struck for first time as US-Iran conflict pulls in more countries  CNN
  3. Yemen’s Houthis deny plan to charge ships transiting Red Sea  Al Jazeera
  4. Yemen says ready to escalate against Houthi rebels as they target Saudi Arabia  France 24
  5. Saudi Ships Shun Red Sea Chokepoint for Rare Africa Journey  Bloomberg.com
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