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Program: Rising fuel prices impacting tourism

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As drivers feel the pinch from rising fuel prices and stress about availability, some are rethinking their road trip plans for Easter and the school holidays.

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Featured: 
Samantha Cleveland, Manjimup Visitors Centre
Carly Beissel, caravan park owner 
Graham Young, caravan club member
Dr Freya Higgins-Desbiolles, Adelaide University 

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A man filling a car at a service station petrol bowser pump station, in Sydney Australia on March 10, 2026.

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