Cost of living crisis, not petrol prices, drives fuel theft across Australia

Cost of living pressure triggers six times more petrol theft than fuel prices, and police charge fewer than one in ten offenders.

Why it mattersCost of living crisis is pushing ordinary Australians to crime in ways petrol prices never did, signalling broader economic stress in households.

AustraliaAustralians facing cost of living pressure are more likely to skip paying for fuel, and service station workers face increased risk of violence.

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