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Slovenia First EU Nation to Introduce Fuel Rationing

Slovenia has become the first European Union country to implement fuel rationing as the US-Israel war on Iran squeezes global energy supplies. Australia's government is separately stepping in to underwrite private-sector fuel and fertiliser imports after a month of soaring prices and widespread pump shortages. The cascade of energy disruptions is forcing governments across multiple continents to treat fuel supply as a matter of national security rather than market logistics.

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Labor to underwrite Australian fuel imports under new security powers to ensure supply

Labor to underwrite Australian fuel imports under new security powers to ensure supply

The Guardian · Mar 27

Mar 27

Slovenia becomes first EU country to introduce fuel rationing

Hacker News · 8:51 PM

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