Bitumen shortage a problem for Australian roads

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Australia's supply of bitumen is caught up in Iran's chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz, causing supply shortages and prices to double across the country. Suppliers have secured bitumen that doesn't meet Australia's long-held road quality standards.

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