Data driven analysis from 10,000+ stations
Australia went from eight oil refineries to two and now imports about 80 per cent of its fuel. A quiet deadline on 30 September decides how much we keep in reserve, and diesel is the fuel with the least cover.
Regular unleaded across the Barossa lifted 15.2 cents in a single day while the Gold Coast fell nearly 18 the same morning. Marcus Riley on the South Australian reporting rule that makes moves like this impossible to hide.
Ballarat unleaded has lifted 20.4 cents to average 216.2 across six sites, with Ararat, Bendigo, Moe and Warrnambool all moving in the same direction on the same day. We analyse why five regional Victorian centres reset together and where the cheapest fuel now sits.
Diesel across Western Australia averages 249.8 cents this morning and held completely flat, yet three servos in Beckenham are averaging 227.3. Priya Sharma explains why a state average hides more than it reveals, and where the cheap Perth pocket actually sits.
Unleaded in Dunedin fell 12 cents to 301.4 while Whangarei lifted 9.2 to 301.1, leaving two cities at opposite ends of New Zealand within a third of a cent of each other. The diesel picture is shifting too, with Gisborne down 15.8 cents and Otago now the country's cheapest region.
While motorists watched petrol prices jump with the excise return, carmakers were quietly trading a carbon currency worth hundreds of millions. Here's what it means for your next car and your fuel bill.
Unleaded across Lavington fell 25.2 cents in a day to 204.7 while Goulburn premium 98 lifted 24.2 cents in the opposite direction. Tom Walker examines the sharpest same day split between two regional NSW cities on the Hume Highway.
Six Harristown servos dropped every fuel grade by 10 to 13 cents in a single day, taking regular unleaded to 204.9. Marcus Riley on what a lockstep reset tells you and why Toowoomba motorists should catch it before it unwinds.
Four Fairfield servos are pricing diesel within 0.4 cents of each other this morning, while NSW has quietly become the cheapest mainland state for diesel at 250.6. On the South Coast, Bomaderry leads the state on value with an average of 231.4.
Premium 95 in Corio has eased 17.7 cents to 220.8 while premium 98 is down 16 to 226.9. Davo explains why a premium drop is the best signal that cheap fuel has arrived around Geelong.
Unleaded across Pimpama fell 14 cents to 201.9 while Queensland diesel lifted 3.9 cents in the opposite direction. Tom Walker examines a weekend split between petrol and diesel that rewards some motorists and costs others.
Western Australia diesel climbed 17.5 cents in a single day to average 252.4 cents, the largest move of any state this week. We analyse why the increase arrived in one step and the five suburbs still holding under 235.
Australia's full fuel excise returned on 3 August, adding 16 cents a litre at the bowser just weeks after an identical July rise. Marcus Riley on how the tax came back bigger than it left, and what it means for your next tank.
Canberra's 23 diesel servos sat within a 12 cent band on Saturday morning while NSW spread across 139 cents. Marcus Riley digs into why the capital has the quietest fuel market in the country and what it costs you at the bowser.
Diesel in Bowen added 11.8 cents overnight to 250.7 while Acacia Ridge and Beaudesert are holding under 240. Davo runs through Queensland's north versus south diesel split and where the smart fills are.
Albury unleaded has fallen 54.7 cents to an average of 205.2 across the border city's seven stations, one of the most substantial regional movements in NSW this winter. We analyse the correction and why western Sydney's diesel discount has unwound.
E10 across Wendouree servos averages 205.6 cents this afternoon, down 16.8 cents in a day, while premium in Kerang climbed 12.8 cents the other way. Priya Sharma explains why fuel prices in two Victorian towns can move in opposite directions at once.
Australia now publishes a weekly count of its fuel stockpile and the tankers steaming toward our ports, and that count just fell 20 per cent. Marcus Riley looks at what the new national fuel gauge really shows, and why diesel is the number to watch.
Premium unleaded across Mount Gambier fell 12.6 cents to 226.3 while Barossa unleaded lifted 12 cents in the opposite direction. Tom Walker examines a South Australian fuel market moving at two speeds.
Western Australia's diesel average lifted 5.6 cents to 250.6, yet the state's cheapest pumps are in wheatbelt towns like Mukinbudin, averaging 26 cents below the state figure. Perth pockets such as Beckenham are holding near 229 with barely any spread between servos.
Ashmore unleaded has fallen 14.5 cents to 196.3 while Orange has climbed 18.9 cents to land at exactly 210.8, the price the Gold Coast suburb just left behind. We analyse why the two markets are moving in opposite directions at the same moment.
NSW diesel added 17.2 cents overnight to average 247.1, but all three Granville servos are still sitting on 228.5. Davo runs through the western Sydney suburbs still worth the detour.
The Prime Minister flew to Karratha to announce Australia's first new oil refinery since the 1960s, and every headline missed the catch. Here is why a domestic refinery will not make your petrol cheaper, and what it genuinely does buy you.
Unleaded in Horsham averaged 204.8 cents this morning, up 7.4 cents, while diesel and premium prices eased in Epping, Thomastown, Hoppers Crossing and Wodonga. Priya Sharma explains why a regional town can rise on the same morning the capital comes down.