Data driven analysis from 10,000+ stations
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.
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.