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Australia waives long-held bitumen standards after Strait of Hormuz supply disruption

source: Australian federal government -> target: Australia's road and transport sector

On 2026-04-25, the Australian federal government moved to rewrite road regulations to permit alternative bitumen that does not meet long-held Australian standards. The change follows a Strait of Hormuz-related supply disruption that has dried up supply and doubled bitumen prices nationally.

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