Let’s stop being so inward looking at global fuel price rises

It’s time Australians realised that rising fuel prices are not a local phenomena which can be controlled by governments of either persuasion.  Here are a selection of news stories from around the world, which shows that for all there talk, there is fuck all governments of either persuasion can do to keep the cost of petrol down.

United Kingdom
Hauliers to protest at fuel costs

Indonesia
President postpones Europe trip over protests over fuel price hike

United States
Because of fuel prices, business are forced to pass costs on
Soaring prices take a withering toll on truckers
$4 real? No holiday in sight for gas prices

Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka raises fuel prices

Russia
Drivers seethe as gas prices climb

Canada
Alberta NDP leader to call emergency debate on soaring gas prices
High gas prices alter driving habits

Malaysia
Oil price casting a long shadow

Bulgaria
Countrywide protests against high fuel prices go up to European level

Tanzania
High food, fuel prices worry president

Fiji
Fuel prices up

France
French fishermen opt to extend protest over fuel

Philippines
Independent LPG firms to hike cooking gas prices

I could go on.

Australia is not the only country enduring high profiles prices, and it’s time for the government and opposition to stop providing false hope about fuel prices, as well as the many variable in the economy that are at the mercy of global forces.

It’s a myth that, apart from dropping taxes and excise, that anything can be done to decrease the prices of petrol until the wholesale barrel prices go down.