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Burk Alkimos has the lowest unleaded price lodged anywhere in WA today at 223.3, 14.6 cents under the 7 Eleven about 140 metres away. It has held that price for seven days and has been cheaper than its neighbour on all 35 days since 15th Sep.
Seven of Casino's eight servos cut unleaded between 11 and 15 October, with Solo down to 237.5 and four sites on 239.9. Petrolmate finds all 12 Byron Shire servos are 4 to 12 cents dearer than on 1 October, leaving the Byron median 12 cents above Casino's.
Nine of the 12 servos in Alice Springs are selling unleaded at exactly 266.9, 18 cents above the Darwin median. Petrolmate looks at how the town got there, why the gap to the Top End has barely moved, and where to fill on the Stuart Highway.
The RACQ's September quarter report shows refinery margins on unleaded jumped from 1.2 cents a litre to 29 cents, while servos kept just 3.7 cents. Here's why Brisbane pays the most despite having a refinery down the road, and what it means when you fill up.
EG Ampol Bundaberg West priced unleaded more than 10 cents above Solo and Mobil, 200 metres away on Barolin Street, for five days before stepping back to 235.9. Petrolmate explains the kinked demand curve and why close rivals keep prices together.
EG Ampol lists unleaded at 235.9 in Frankston and 251.9 at Rosebud West, and 7 Eleven spans 14.1 cents across the Mornington Peninsula. Petrolmate finds the peninsula's ease has reached Frankston but not Rosebud, where one 7 Eleven has held 249.9 since 12 October.
All 12 servos between Mount Barker and Balhannah have cut unleaded by 2 to 5 cents since Tuesday, while Murray Bridge's six servos hold at 243.9 to 248.9. Petrolmate tracks how the gap between the two towns has more than doubled since the 10th Oct peak.
Bowen says Australia doesn't need or want Russian fuel after Trump's diesel deal with Putin. Yet a sanctions loophole lets diesel refined from Russian crude in India reach Australian servos, and Canberra hasn't closed it.
Canberra's 239.9 unleaded price lasted four days, and 52 of the city's 54 public servos are now dearer than on 5th Oct, with 29 sitting on exactly 247.9. Three Woden servos held near the old price until this week, and the gap to Queanbeyan has widened from 4 to 7 cents.
United Maitland, United East Maitland and U Go East Maitland are selling unleaded at 221.5 while 7 Eleven Rutherford asks 253.9, after Rutherford's servos climbed up to 21 cents since 30 Sep. Petrolmate looks at the 22.4 cent gap between two 7 Eleven sites 7 km apart, after a lift across the Hunter today.
Four United servos in Darwin lodged unleaded at 247.9 to 251.9 for today but are selling it at 239.5. Here's how the NT's 24 hour price lock works, and why the price published at 2:30pm is a cap on tomorrow's price, not a guarantee of it.
Eleven Rockhampton servos sit at 238.5 to 239.9 for unleaded while 14 others charge 247.9 to 252.9, a gap that has held for four weeks. Meanwhile Gladstone's cheapest servos lifted 9 cents and now sit above Rockhampton's floor.
Perth's median unleaded price swung 24 cents over the past fortnight while Kalgoorlie's moved just 4, leaving the Goldfields city cheaper than Perth on only two days. Petrolmate explains why small markets skip the weekly cycle, and why Coolgardie can sit 15 cents higher still.
All 73 servos across Launceston, Devonport and Burnie have lifted unleaded since 1 October, by 6 to 17 cents each. OTR moved its three northern sites in the same second, yet Kings Meadows still charges 16 cents more than Cooee.
Battery electric cars beat petrol models in September's new car sales for the second month running, yet unleaded is still sitting around 237 cents in Sydney. Here's why your neighbour's EV won't lower your fuel bill, and what the switch really means at the bowser.
Every one of 63 servos across Werribee, Hoppers Crossing, Tarneit, Truganina and Point Cook lifted unleaded this week, taking the median from 235.9 to 244.9 in five nights. Petrolmate finds three independents still on 233.7, 11.2 cents under the median.
Metro Werrington and Metro St Marys are selling unleaded at 231.9 on the Great Western Highway while servos in Penrith and Emu Plains ask up to 247.9. Petrolmate finds 34 of 59 servos around Penrith and Mount Druitt have lifted 3 cents or more since Monday, while the highway strip barely moved.
U Go Tewantin and United Doonan held unleaded at 229.9 while 37 Sunshine Coast servos lodged rises of 1 to 6 cents this week. Petrolmate finds EG Ampol charges 230.9 in Noosaville and 252.9 in Beerwah, a 22 cent spread within one brand.
Adelaide's median unleaded price has held between 233.7 and 236.4 for 17 days with no reset. Petrolmate explains why a 4 cent gap between wholesale and retail leaves retailers almost nothing to discount.
The G7 is releasing 100 million barrels of diesel and crude to cool a global fuel shock, but Australia is mostly watching from the sidelines. Here's why our reserves sit in company tanks, and what the release could mean for diesel at your local servo.
Fuel was the main reason inflation jumped to 4 per cent in August, and the Reserve Bank has now raised rates partly because of it. Here's how the price at the bowser found its way into your mortgage, and what you can still control.
Six Darwin servos have held unleaded at 239.5 since 20 September, but under the NT price lock 19 of 27 city servos lift from 2:30pm today, Solo by 10 cents. Katherine's cheapest still sits under Darwin's after the change.
Thirty six of 54 Canberra servos are charging exactly 239.9 for unleaded after Shell Reddy Express cut all 15 sites on 2nd Oct. The gap to Queanbeyan has narrowed from 17 cents to 4 as an Assembly inquiry into ACT petrol prices gets under way.
Three independents on Wollongong's Crown Street sell unleaded at 231.5 while the EG Ampol about 200 metres away asks 242.9. Petrolmate finds 28 of 54 Wollongong servos still within 2 cents of their highest price since mid September, while Port Kembla holds at 226.5.