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    Burning the midnight oil

    Apr 13, 2022 3 minutes
    Frank Black

    The double disaster of flooding and fuel prices means we’re working longer and harder for less. Diverting around flood-damaged highways keeps us on the road with the engine turning for a significant amount of extra hours of each leg.

    Take the Sydney-Brisbane journey as an example – with parts of the Pacific Highway out of action it takes about three to four hours extra along winding mountain roads with more traffic and fewer rest stops.

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