Milestone as planet’s last leaded petrol refinery shuts down

Milestone as planet’s last leaded petrol refinery shuts down

3 years ago
Production of leaded petrol has ended worldwide now that the last refinery has exhausted its supply of the fuel that has poisoned the air for almost a century. The end of the toxic fuel follows intense diplomatic efforts by the US and the United Nations over the past two decades, the UN Environment Program said. The global ban will prevent about 1 million premature deaths annually from heart disease, strokes and cancer, as well as […]
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Oil prices soar: Sydney petrol prices hit record high

3 years ago
What happened? Last week, the Brent crude price jumped US$7.52 a barrel or 11.5 per cent to US$72.70 a barrel. And the US Nymex price added US$6.42 a barrel or 10.3 per cent to US$68.74 a barrel. It was the biggest percentage gain for both prices since June 2020. According to data from the Australian Institute of Petroleum, the Sydney average price of unleaded petrol rose by 10.5 cents a litre last week to a […]
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Tobacco haul seized at Qld border check

3 years ago
More than half a million dollars worth of “illicit tobacco” has allegedly been found inside a truck stopped as part of a police operation on Queensland’s southern border. The semi trailer with NSW registration was stopped at a checkpoint at Coolangatta on Wednesday, where Queensland Police allegedly found a large quantity of “tobacco and tobacco related products”. Moving illicit substances into Queensland has taken on a further element of risk now every vehicle is being […]
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Council caught 7 businesses that selling tobacco to minors

3 years ago
Wyndham council has fined seven local businesses for selling tobacco products to minors. Between January and July this year, the council and Municipal Association of Victoria conducted an operation aimed at preventing the sale of tobacco to children. The operation involved people aged under 18 years-old visiting 51 randomly selected tobacco retailers across Wyndham, with the council’s approval. The young people asked to purchase tobacco or cigarettes, and were not allowed to lie about their […]
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Viva Energy boss sees lockdown fuel slump until 2022

3 years ago
Australian fuel supplier Viva Energy expects ongoing lockdowns to continue hammering petrol, diesel and jet fuel demand for the rest of the year, but the vaccine rollout is lifting its confidence about the path to a more normal 2022. Viva, which runs Australia’s Shell-branded petrol stations, on Tuesday reported its profit had jumped 87 per cent in the June half as the country started emerging from the harsh lockdowns of 2020 that wiped out sales […]
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