Data driven analysis from 10,000+ stations
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.
Unleaded in Mackay has fallen 16.5 cents to an average of 201.4, the largest petrol move in the country today. Meanwhile Queensland diesel has eased to 243.3 cents, making it the cheapest mainland market while northern Victoria heads the other way.
Perth servos lifted diesel by as much as 21.5 cents in a single overnight step, with Mandurah, Ascot and Morley all moving together. Marcus Riley explains the FuelWatch rules that put tomorrow's price on a public website before you have had dinner.
Barmera and Berri are holding diesel near 220 cents while South Australia averages 241.1 across 370 reporting sites. We analyse why two Riverland towns are undercutting the state by almost 19 cents.
Unleaded petrol in Hawker averages 217.7 cents this morning, down 14.3 cents in a day, while diesel averages in WA and NSW moved higher. Priya Sharma explains why remote fuel prices move in steps rather than slopes, and why the freight premium survives even a big fall.
Diesel across 1,142 NSW servos lifted 10.1 cents in a single day to 239.0 cents a litre, the largest daily movement of any Australian state or territory. Tom Walker examines why Delegate still averages 215.9 while Canberra pays the dearest average outside the Territory.
Diesel is running almost 39 cents a litre above unleaded, and the ACCC's own figures show why: international diesel jumped 34 cents in three weeks while petrol moved 10. The cause sits in refineries on the other side of the world, and it is heading for your grocery bill next.
The suburb that hosts one of Australia's last two refineries just added 10.3 cents to diesel and now sits 5 cents above the Victorian average. Marcus Riley explains why living next to a refinery never made anyone's tank cheaper.
Unleaded in MacKay has eased 16.5 cents to 195.4, the cheapest town average in the country today, while Chinchilla and Cloncurry diesel has added more than 15. Davo works through where Queensland motorists are ahead and where they are copping it.
Nine Maddington servos are selling diesel anywhere from 209.9 to 243.9 cents a litre while three Beckenham servos sit within a single cent. Tom Walker examines what a 34 cent gap inside one Perth suburb says about competition in WA.
Northern Territory diesel is averaging 275.3 cents per litre while six states sit within 2.2 cents of one another. We analyse the 39 cent gap and the surprising discovery that one of the country's cheapest diesel prices is also in the Territory.
The last 16 cents of Australia's fuel excise holiday disappears at midnight on Sunday 2 August. Marcus Riley explains why the jump won't hit at 12:01am, and how to time your final cheap tank.
The Adelaide price hike is rolling in from the north, with Blair Athol unleaded up 10.3 cents overnight and the Barossa adding nearly 18. Davo does the sums on what it costs per tank and how to fill up before the hike reaches your suburb.
Unleaded across St Albans lifted 18.1 cents in a day to 210.0 while Victorian diesel moved just 0.1. Tom Walker examines a restoration wave sweeping Melbourne's west with every fuel grade moving in lockstep.
Average unleaded in Mackay fell 13.5 cents this week to 194.4, putting the city back under the two dollar mark. Priya Sharma explains the discounting cycle behind the fall and why two Darling Downs towns just landed on almost the same diesel price from opposite directions.
The last of Australia's fuel excise relief expires on Sunday night, adding up to 17.6 cents a litre from Monday. But the tax is only half the story of what July did to your fuel bill.
Northern Territory diesel fell 46.2 cents overnight to an average of 272.8, yet Territory pumps still span 244 cents from cheapest to dearest, the widest gap in Australia. Meanwhile four states sit within 1.3 cents of each other and Deniliquin recorded the largest suburb lift in the country.
South Australia's diesel prices sit in a narrower band than any other mainland state, and Mount Gambier is running 24 cents under the state average. Marcus Riley unpacks the terminal, the freight maths and the refinery that closed in 2003.
Diesel in Granville, Fairfield, Smithfield and Auburn all bottoms out at exactly 212.5 cents this morning, while Armidale spreads 37.4 cents across six servos. Priya Sharma explains why crowded metro markets converge on one number and thin regional ones do not.
Brisbane E10 has eased to 180.2 cents a litre, but it now sits just 1.7 cents under regular unleaded at the same servos. Davo does the sums on whether E10 is still worth choosing, and finds the wider gaps up the Queensland coast.
Standard unleaded in Ballarat ranges from 169.9 in Golden Point to a 195.6 average in Delacombe, a 25.7 cent gap inside one regional city. Meanwhile Traralgon added 13.9 cents, the largest unleaded move in the country this morning.
Perth's petrol cycle has stalled after Wednesday's hike, with Saturday's metro average of 184.6 cents sitting a tenth of a cent below the peak. We analyse why the city's cheapest day is now 21 cents dearer than it was in June.
Ampol quietly completed a $1.115 billion takeover of 512 EG Australia servos on 4 July, but the ACCC forced 41 of them to be sold to an independent instead. Here's the backstory, and what it means for what you pay at the bowser.
Northern Territory diesel is averaging 267.9 cents a litre, around 41 cents above every other state and 44 above Victoria. Tom Walker examines a 244 cent spread that puts the cheapest bowser in the country and one of the dearest inside the same jurisdiction.