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Diesel on the Dampier Peninsula fell by almost a dollar a litre this week, the kind of move remote WA almost never sees. Marcus Riley unpacks the freight economics behind the state's two dollar price divide and where Perth's cheapest diesel actually hides.
Unleaded petrol in Hoppers Crossing fell 9.3 cents while Sale climbed another 12.8, leaving a 17 cent gap in the same state on the same day. Priya Sharma explains how Melbourne's price cycle and regional Victoria's slower clock can send the same fuel in opposite directions.
All 23 diesel pumps in Canberra are priced within a single cent of each other, making the ACT the cheapest and most uniform diesel market in the country. Across Bass Strait, Tasmania joined a broad national lift with its average up 7.6 cents in 24 hours.
Rocklea has recorded the sharpest fuel price falls in the country this week, with unleaded down 9.4 cents to 166.5 and every major fuel cheaper than a week ago. We break down why the Brisbane Markets suburb tends to discount first and what it signals for the rest of the city.
Diesel in Ceduna has eased almost 17 cents while regional South Australian towns hold their pumps under 196. Davo breaks down where SA motorists are getting a fair go while the east coast cops a rise.
Capital city petrol jumped 18.1 cents a litre in the fortnight after the July excise change, and the ACCC counted every cent of it. The numbers largely clear servos of gouging, but they also show diesel has another rise already baked in.
Diesel in Traralgon, Warrnambool and Hamilton lifted 8 to 10 cents overnight, ending Victoria's quiet diesel slide. The state still holds the cheapest mainland average at 204.6 cents, while one Stawell servo undercuts its neighbour by 31 cents.
Armidale servos lifted diesel 17.1 cents and premium diesel 27.8 cents overnight while Oberon's four servos sat within 4 cents of each other. Tom Walker examines what Friday's repricing says about competition in single town markets.
Western Australia diesel has eased 22 cents in a single day to a state average of 207.7, with Perth suburbs like Landsdale and Beckenham pumping diesel under 180. Davo breaks down where the sharpest prices are and what the drop is worth on a full tank.
While motorists watched petrol climb after the excise change, a second tax quietly switched back on for the trucking industry. Here's why the Heavy Vehicle Road User Charge will reach your grocery bill even if you never touch a diesel bowser.
Noble Park unleaded has fallen 11.6 cents to 167.4 cents as Melbourne enters the discount phase of its petrol cycle. We break down the citywide falls and the one suburb moving the other way.
Clare unleaded lifted 13.3 cents on the same day Gold Coast suburbs eased more than 15, a split that has nothing to do with wholesale costs. Tom Walker examines the divide and SA diesel quietly crossing the 200 cent mark.
Western Sydney suburbs Smithfield, Greenacre and Granville are selling diesel around 179 cents while the NSW average sits at 196.2. The data also reveals identical pricing at every monitored servo in Granville and East Wagga Wagga.
While motorists watched pump prices climb, the government quietly started building Australia's first permanent fuel stockpile. Here is why it matters more than this week's price cycle.
E10 in Kallangur fell 13 cents a litre this week as Brisbane's long price cycle entered its discount phase. The slide is spreading across southeast Queensland, and the buying window is open now.
Canberra diesel averaged 196.5 cents on Monday with only 10 cents separating the cheapest servo from the dearest across the entire territory. Tom Walker asks why the capital moves in lockstep while regional NSW sells diesel more than 20 cents cheaper.
Unleaded on WA's Dampier Peninsula fell 42.4 cents while diesel dropped almost a dollar a litre. The apparent 22 percent statewide diesel plunge, however, turns out to be a statistical mirage.
The cheapest diesel in South Australia is not in Adelaide but in Barmera, where three Riverland servos sit about 20 cents under the state average. Priya Sharma explains why small town competition beats the capital and what a rising state average really tells you.
East Wagga Wagga in the NSW Riverina now holds the cheapest diesel in Australia at 164.5 cents, undercutting every capital city. We break down why regional freight towns are beating the metros and where Sydney drivers can still find value.
Brisbane petrol is finally easing after last week's hike, with Coopers Plains unleaded down 12.3 cents to 170.6 and Kallangur following behind. Davo breaks down where Queensland motorists can fill up cheap this weekend.
Viva Energy has quietly restarted the unit that makes most of Geelong's petrol, lifting Australia's biggest fuel plant back above 90 per cent capacity. But the machine that makes premium petrol stays broken into 2027, and that has consequences at the bowser.
Melbourne's petrol discount phase has ended, with St Albans unleaded jumping 16.6 cents to 179.2 and Truganina close behind. Meanwhile Victorian diesel eased to 188.8, now the cheapest mainland state average.
Western Australia's diesel average moved up to 201 cents this week, yet the cheapest diesel in the entire country is sitting in a Perth suburb at prices from the mid 160s. Priya Sharma explains how state averages mislead and why FuelWatch's 24 hour price lock keeps Perth servos so competitive.
Coopers Plains unleaded lifted 19 cents while Lockyer Valley servos eased 15.9 cents on the same day, a split that has nothing to do with wholesale costs. Tom Walker examines the Brisbane cycle reset and the 20 cent diesel spread inside a single Rocklea postcode.