I, like everyone else in the world, have had enough of these fuel prices. They say today that prices are set to go down - first they said "15 cents per litre", now they're saying they're "not sure how much". Next week they'll forget everything they've said this week and the prices will never go down - instead, the profits will line Bush's... I mean the oil companies pockets....
But do they realise, it's not just the cost of living that these prices affect, but also people's relations? I have my parents travelling from Qld to Victoria to visit - the cost now of petrol means that this trip is insanely expensive. Due to my dad's poor health, they're unable to fly, so it doesn't leave them much choice. We also had friends doing a tour of the country who this week had to make a very sad decision - turn around and go home - because the cost of the trip was getting out of control all because of petrol.
So, it's not just higher food and product prices, these fuel prices are also at the cost of relationships, particularly in a country like Australia that is quite large and distances of travel greater than most.
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