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First Cut: Patience under the pump

Source: ABC News
Published: Thursday, October 30, 2008 11:00 AEDT
Expires: Wednesday, January 28, 2009 11:00 AEDT

Motorists' patience was under the pump this morning, when Sydney and Melbourne service stations slashed petrol prices below $1 in protest against the big retailers. The ABC's Geoff Sims got in on the excitement.

Tags: business-economics-and-finance, oil-and-gas, community-and-society, australia, nsw, bankstown-2200, sydney-2000

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