'Permanent High Point': Did Fuel Stations Overcharge Australians Amid Middle East Conflict?

'Permanent High Point': Did Fuel Stations Overcharge Australians Amid Middle East Conflict?

Record-high fuel prices in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane may be 'here to stay', the NRMA warned on Monday in Australia, accusing some fuel stations of effectively price-gouging during the Middle East conflict and leaving motorists facing what it calls a 'permanent high point' at the pump. The alarm over a new era of fuel prices follows weeks of disruption after fighting in the Middle East unsettled global oil markets and Australian supply chain…