Sam Hawley

Okay, so votes are always in the mind of governments, I suppose, in the next election.

But what do you think, Clare, politically and financially, would this actually be a good move for the Labor government to actually consider at least bringing in this sort of gas tax?

Clare Armstrong is the ABC's chief digital correspondent.

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Audio production by Sam Dunn.

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I'm Sam Hawley.

Thanks for listening.

As a nation of travellers, the Iran war has created huge uncertainty over whether we can still go ahead with our holidays, whether the airlines are likely to cancel our flights and how much more flying is going to cost us.

Today, aviation expert Ian Douglas on where things currently stand and what to expect if the war doesn't end soon.

I'm Sam Hawley on Gadigal land in Sydney.

This is ABC News Daily.

Ian, we spoke about a month ago and, well, we didn't know then how long this war would last.

But even then, the Gulf Airlines were experiencing severe flight disruptions.

So tell me now, what are we seeing in terms of those flights?

So I guess what people want to know as well is looking ahead, would it be okay now to book with these airlines, these golf carriers, or is it better just at the moment to avoid them?

I mean, just explain for me how these Gulf Airlines have managed to keep things pretty stable, given the uncertainty in the region and this war still underway.

But that solution, you're talking about that's safe for passengers, right?

We are a nation of travellers, of course, and around the middle of the year, June, July, many of us do like to pop on a plane and head to Europe or elsewhere.

Why don't we just consider that a bit more, what it all means for availability, for price, for getting where you want to go.