Data driven analysis from 10,000+ stations
NSW diesel lifted 3.2 cents to average 257.0 across 1,249 servos, the biggest state move in the country today. Priya Sharma explains why that average tells you almost nothing when Oberon and Bomaderry sit more than 20 cents under it.
Unleaded across Hastings lifted 17.3 cents to 226.3 while Southport on the Gold Coast fell 17.6 cents in the same week. Tom Walker examines what a 24 cent gap between two coastal towns tells Victorian motorists about cycle timing.
Warwick diesel lifted 8.3 cents in a day to 250.8 while four Acacia Ridge servos held within 2.0 cents of each other at 244.5. Sarah Chen analyses how inland Queensland towns lost their price edge over the Brisbane southside.
Almost every litre you pump arrived here on a ship, and Canberra has just funded the first serious look at a new Australian refinery in sixty years. Here is what the WA proposal, the Geelong fire and the rewritten refinery subsidy actually mean for what you pay.
Diesel in Bordertown has lifted 9.9 cents to 251.8 while the South Australian average climbed 7.7 cents to 257.6, the priciest mainland state outside the Territory. Davo runs through why Port Augusta is going the other way and what it means if you're hauling to Victoria.
Unleaded on the Dampier Peninsula eased 20.7 cents to 289.3 and diesel 55.4 cents to 302.6, yet the cheapest Perth suburbs still sit more than 70 cents lower. Marcus Riley on why remote Kimberley fuel costs what it does and what WA motorists can do about it.
New South Wales now shares the equal cheapest diesel average in the country at 255.2 cents, but the state average hides two very different stories. Orange has eased 8.5 cents while Wagga Wagga premium diesel lifted 8.1, and three western Sydney suburbs are holding near 240.
Unleaded across seven Caboolture servos lifted 8.9 cents to 210.8 this morning, and premium diesel rose 8.8 at the same time. Priya Sharma explains why diesel moving with petrol points to a wholesale shift rather than a simple Brisbane cycle reset.
Victorian unleaded averages 207.1 cents, the lowest of any Australian state, yet every one of the state's five cheapest suburbs sits outside Melbourne. Sarah Chen analyses why the metro average beats the regions while regional servos hold the actual bargains.
A rule most motorists have never heard of released up to 762 million litres of extra petrol and diesel into the Australian market this year. It switches off on 30 September, and the rebuild has to come from somewhere.
Diesel in Port Augusta has eased 12 cents to 242.2 while Broken Hill servos have lifted 26.3 cents to 257.2, opening a 15 cent gap along the Barrier Highway. Davo runs through why outback towns move in big jumps and where the spreads are still worth chasing.
Western Australia carries one of the higher diesel state averages at 255.9 cents, yet it accounts for 28 of the 40 cheapest diesel suburbs in the country. The reason is a 162 cent spread that makes the state average close to useless as a personal benchmark.
Bowen unleaded eased 8.6 cents while the Barossa lifted 13.6 cents on the same morning. Priya Sharma explains the two very different pricing machines behind those opposite moves.
The NSW diesel average barely moved at 253.8 cents, but Bomaderry servos are selling at 225.9 while western Sydney sits near 240. Tom Walker examines why the flat headline number hides the savings that actually matter.
A federal consultation closing on 15 September could legally require fuel suppliers to blend renewable diesel into the national fuel pool. Here is what it means for the diesel in your tank, and why nothing changes at the bowser before 2028.
Unleaded across Victoria has turned upward, with Truganina up 10 cents to 211.5 and Seaford lifting 10.3 to 209.1. Davo runs through which suburbs have already moved, which are still cheap, and why Victorian diesel is quietly the best value in the country.
The Barossa Council was flagged as the largest unleaded riser in the country at 221.7, but the five station sample includes a Murray riverside caravan park at 263.9 while Angaston sits at 202.9. Meanwhile Pimpama, Southport and Robina unleaded all hold under 199 as the Gold Coast cycle keeps sliding.
Every diesel board in Acacia Ridge reads exactly 239.5 cents this afternoon while NSW diesel lifted 8.9 cents in a day and Rocklea eased 5.9. Priya Sharma explains focal point pricing and why the state border acts as a delay rather than a wall.
Since March the ACCC has published a weekly report card on petrol and diesel prices across every capital and 190 plus country towns. On 30 September it stops, just as Britain makes real time pump price reporting the law.
Northern Territory diesel lifted 13.4 cents in a single day to average 293.3, and the gap between the Territory's cheapest and dearest servos now spans 231.9 cents. Sarah Chen analyses why the NT market moves in daily steps and where the divide comes from.
Diesel in Greenacre has slipped to 233.7 cents a litre, the cheapest in Western Sydney, while a 20 cent spread within the suburb means shopping around matters. Davo runs through the servos holding under 240 and why NSW has the cheapest diesel average in the country today.
Unleaded has slipped under two dollars a litre in Roma and Mount Gambier, even with the full excise back. Marcus Riley on why regional Queensland and South Australia got the good news first.
Unleaded across Truganina lifted 15.6 cents as the Melbourne price cycle turned, with Tarneit, Springvale and Croydon moving in the same window. Tom Walker asks why regional towns like Sebastopol and Sale are now moving with the metro.
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.