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Petrol prices fall despite refinery fire, but Aussies could face economic pain

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Petrol prices fall despite refinery fire, but Aussies could face economic pain
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Petrol prices have continued to fall despite yesterday's fire at a Geelong oil refinery, but Australians could still face "severe" economic consequences, the treasurer warns.There were concerns fuel supply could have been gutted by the fire at the Viva Energy oil refinery, but the average price for petrol is actually expected to drop below $2/litre across the country over the weekend as global prices fall.Visiting the stricken plant today, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the

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