00:02From the glistening Gold Coast
00:04Now with this war, the price is going up, it's very very expensive to do a road trip
00:09To temperate Tassie
00:11I'm probably not going to buy as many Easter eggs
00:13Many Australians are feeling uneasy this Easter
00:17I was just worried about not having enough petrol to get back or diesel
00:21Prompting a prime time address to the nation
00:24Enjoy your Easter
00:25But I thought it was quite open and honest
00:27We're going away this weekend and I felt like he gave us permission to go away
00:30So that was good for me
00:31I just thought it was an absolute waste of time
00:34For many, an Easter break is just what's needed
00:37With time away locked in months ago
00:40I think it could just be
00:41Look, let's just forget about the worries for a while
00:44It's Easter, come and enjoy ourselves
00:46We just wanted to go on a holiday
00:48We're going to worry about the cost of living when we all get back
00:50But the latest starter from Roy Morgan
00:53Shows consumer confidence is at its lowest level since the survey began 50 years ago
00:59Meaning there will be a tightening of belts
01:02And particularly discretionary spending like for fun things tends to drop away
01:09International travel is another typical cutback when times are tough
01:13But as you can see, airport terminals are still pretty busy
01:17The Australian Travel Industry Association says
01:20There's been a big drop in the number of flights available due to the Iran war
01:25But there's still plenty of demand to fill those seats
01:28So when someone cancels, someone else simply takes their spot
01:32For those hitting the road
01:34The ABC is now tracking prices at thousands of service stations across the country
01:40As of late this afternoon
01:42The national price of unleaded was $2.33
01:46And diesel was $3.08
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