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Albany unleaded has lifted 15.3 cents to average 205.2 across six stations, the largest movement recorded anywhere in the country this round. Perth servos are running in the opposite direction, with Kwinana Beach and Bassendean both holding diesel at 238.4 cents.
Every diesel servo in the ACT sits within 13.0 cents of every other, while NSW diesel lifted 16.6 cents in a single day. Sarah Chen analyses why Canberra's flat market leaves motorists with almost nothing to shop around for.
Two emergency fuel quality rules signed during the March supply crisis expire on 30 September, and almost nobody has mentioned it. Here's what changes for diesel, for petrol, and for the servos most likely to feel it first.
Three East Wagga Wagga servos are posting unleaded at 189.5 cents this morning while three in Jindabyne all sit at 229.9. Priya Sharma explains why the gap between two country towns has far more to do with volume and competition than with distance from a terminal.
Unleaded across Southport fell 9.8 cents to 200.6 while Goodna lifted 14.3 cents in the opposite direction. Tom Walker examines why the two ends of the south east Queensland corridor are moving apart.
Premium 98 in Mount Gambier has eased 13.1 cents to 221.8 while Riverland towns Barmera and Berri hold diesel at 238.5, nearly 19 cents under the SA average. Davo runs through where the savings are and why a premium drop is a signal worth watching.
Since March, a government website has quietly listed Australia at Level 2 of a four level fuel emergency plan. Here's what the levels mean, the never used 1984 rationing law behind them, and what would have to happen for the dial to move.
Victoria's diesel average moved just half a cent while NSW jumped 17.1 cents and WA gave back 41.1, leaving it the cheapest mainland state at 252.6. Sarah Chen looks at how Epsom near Bendigo became the cheapest diesel suburb outside WA at 238.8.
Five Ascot servos are selling diesel anywhere from 231.7 to 257.9 cents this afternoon, while four in the Wheatbelt town of Darkan sit within 0.3 of a cent of each other. Priya Sharma explains why the same fuel scatters in one suburb and clusters in another, and where Perth diesel is cheapest today.
E10 in Young has climbed 17.1 cents to 207.0 while unleaded is up 9.1 to 209.0, leaving just a 2 cent gap between the two. Davo runs through why regional towns cop it differently to Sydney and where NSW diesel is holding steady.
Labrador unleaded has fallen 9.6 cents to average 195.3 across five stations, the only major mover in the country to sit under the $2 mark this round. We analyse the Gold Coast decline, the premium fuel follow through, and where Queensland diesel sits nationally.
Premium 98 in Mount Gambier now costs less than regular unleaded in the Barossa after a 12.9 cent fall met a 9.4 cent rise. Sarah Chen unpacks a week where regional South Australia moved in opposite directions.
Unleaded across five Sebastopol servos averages 208.4 cents this afternoon, up 7.9 cents in a day, while Victorian diesel barely moved. Priya Sharma explains why that gap is the clearest sign the Ballarat price cycle has turned.
Canberra has opened consultation on the biggest fuel security spend in Australian history, including a billion litre government owned diesel reserve. Marcus Riley digs into what the $14.8 billion package actually buys and who ends up paying for it.
Unleaded in Gatton has eased 6.7 cents to 200.2 while diesel across the Darling Downs is down by as much as 12.6 cents in Charlton. Davo runs through the inland Queensland towns finally doing the right thing by drivers.
Western Australia carries the mainland's most expensive diesel average at 254.2 cents, yet 11 of the nation's 20 cheapest diesel suburbs are in WA. Sarah Chen unpacks the Kwinana Beach corridor pricing from 228.7 and what the spread means for your next fill.
Hastings unleaded has lifted 13.3 cents to average 214.2 across six stations, the largest movement of any Australian centre this round. Moe, Traralgon and St Albans moved in the same direction while Victorian diesel eased to the cheapest state average in the country.
Unleaded across the Barossa lifted 13.4 cents to 219.3 while South Australia posted the largest diesel increase of any Australian state at 5.3 cents. Tom Walker examines why one state moved while the eastern markets stayed flat.
Ampol's Lytton refinery went dark at the start of August, leaving Geelong as the only plant in the country still making petrol and diesel. Here's what that means for supply, for the sulphur sitting in your tank, and for what you pay at the bowser.
Diesel across the Northern Territory averaged 287.9 cents a litre this morning, sitting 40.4 cents above Victoria while six other states stayed within 6.2 cents of each other. Priya Sharma explains what freight costs and competition density do to a pump price.
Unleaded in Ashmore has eased 20.1 cents to 192.5 while E10 across the Gold Coast is dipping under 190. Davo runs through the suburbs where the discounting phase of the cycle has landed and why this is the week to fill up.
Unleaded across Morawa fell 14 cents to 215.9 while Perth's cheapest diesel suburbs tightened to a 2 cent band. Tom Walker examines what the country fuel premium looks like when the wheatbelt starts undercutting the city.
Australia's fuel excise came back at full strength on 3 August, adding almost 19 cents a litre in tax. So why did pump prices barely flinch?
Unleaded in Griffith lifted 18.8 cents in a single day to 204.1, the largest suburb move in the country, while Yamba rose 13.9 to 209.8. Sarah Chen looks at what happens when the price cycle reaches regional NSW.