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Prices lodged under the Territory's 24 hour lock show all 11 United servos in greater Darwin lifting unleaded by 5 to 9 cents from 2:30pm ACST on 20th Sep 2026, while 31 of the region's 48 sites hold. Ausfuel Virginia at 236.9 and the two Solo sites at 238.5 become the cheapest boards, and Katherine stays 1.6 cents under the capital.
Three Goulburn servos are sitting on 229.9 for unleaded while the big brands in the same town ask up to 20 cents more. Davo runs through where to fill up on the Hume between Western Sydney and Canberra, and when E10 is actually worth it.
Diesel across Mount Gambier has risen 17.0 cents in five days to 271.2, yet it remains the only South Australian town among the forty cheapest diesel suburbs in the country. Tom Walker examines why every mainland state has moved by almost the same amount and where the savings still are.
Drone strikes shut Saudi Arabia's East West Pipeline on 11 September, and within a week Australian unleaded was up 14.3 cents a litre. Marcus Riley traces how a 1,201 kilometre pipe built for a 1980s war now moves the price at your local bowser.
Canberra unleaded averaged 234.3 cents a litre on the ACCC's latest weekly table, 9.5 cents above Sydney even though both cities draw on the same wholesale price. Marcus Riley looks at why the gap exists, why freight doesn't explain it, and where Canberra motorists can still find a cheaper fill.
Queensland diesel eased 1.1 cents to 279.3 while New South Wales and Victoria lifted 15 to 16 cents in a single day. Labrador holds at 263.9 across all three stations, with Hemmant and Monkland close behind.
Unleaded in St Albans has lifted 8.9 cents to 239.7 a litre, with South Melbourne up 9.6 cents to 240.9 as the Melbourne cycle starts its climb. Davo runs through where premium and diesel are heading and where the cheaper tanks are holding across Victoria.
Unleaded across seven Lavington servos lifted 26.3 cents in a day to 222.2 while Casino and Broken Hill moved the same way. Priya Sharma explains why regional NSW prices step instead of cycle, and why the border with Wodonga made no difference.
Since March, fuel companies have been allowed to hold 20 per cent less petrol and diesel than the law requires. On 30 September that relief ends, with oil above US$100 and the excise fully restored.
Unleaded in Rockingham lifted 30.8 cents in two days to 241.2 while Pinjarra, 20 minutes from Mandurah, held at 211.9. Sarah Chen analyses which WA suburbs followed this week's cycle reset and which independents held their ground.
Diesel across Preston lifted 14.7 cents in a single day to 265.4 while North Geelong servos held at an average of 254.9. Tom Walker examines why Melbourne's north moved together while the Geelong region and regional Victoria sat still.
Unleaded in Robina has eased 13 cents to 214.2 a litre, with E10, premium 95 and 98 all dropping the same amount across all six servos. Davo runs through what the Gold Coast drop means at the bowser, why the two cent E10 gap matters, and where Nerang diesel is undercutting the Queensland average by 23 cents.
Nine South Australian servos lifted unleaded 24.1 cents in a single day while Wendouree eased 9.1 cents and Tasmania barely moved. Priya Sharma explains why a 24 cent jump is never about the oil price.
The emergency fuel standards that let 50ppm sulfur petrol and lower flash point diesel into Australian tanks expire on 30 September. Here is what changes on 1 October, why it happened, and what it means for your car and your hip pocket.
Every one of Canberra's 35 diesel servos sits within 13 cents of each other, while NSW next door spans 120 cents. Tom Walker examines why the tightest price band in the country is also the most expensive.
Diesel in Oberon has dropped to 239.9 a litre while Wagga Wagga, Bomaderry and Cessnock all sit under 245, well below the NSW average of 262.8. Davo runs through where regional and Western Sydney servos are doing the right thing.
Unleaded across Truganina lifted 7.6 cents to 217.4 while Coburg rose 7.5 cents to 222.5, with premium 98 moving by similar margins in both suburbs and in St Albans. Victorian diesel meanwhile holds the cheapest mainland state average at 261.6 cents, with Grovedale and Belmont near 251.
Unleaded in Yeppoon lifted 9.7 cents in a day to 227.6 while Queensland's diesel average moved just 0.1 cents, hiding swings of 8 to 11 cents in Dalby, Ingham, Mareeba and the Toowoomba region. Sarah Chen analyses why a flat state average says little about your own town.
Five Ascot servos are charging anywhere from 235.7 to 264.9 cents for diesel while Donnybrook sits within 1.4 cents, and the same 253.9 price tops the boards in seven WA suburbs. Priya Sharma explains why chain pricing, not local rivalry, decides how wide the gap is in your suburb.
Unleaded across Clare in the South Australian mid north lifted 14.5 cents to 214.0 while the state average barely moved. Tom Walker examines why regional towns rise fast and fall slowly, and what that costs motorists with no nearby alternative.
New South Wales has put a number on its electric vehicle road user charge, and Western Australia is following from the same July 2027 date. The bigger story is what it signals about the 53.7 cents a litre every petrol driver already pays.
Premium 95 in Wagga Wagga eased 9.1 cents to 219.8 while Griffith lifted 10.3 cents to 234.8, opening a 15.0 cent gap between the Riverina towns. Sarah Chen analyses the split and where NSW diesel buyers will find the best value.
Victoria posts the lowest diesel average in the country at 258.6 cents, yet Langwarrin lifted 8.4 cents in a day while Reservoir sits at 238.9. Priya Sharma explains why state averages barely differ, why suburbs go their own way, and why Campbellfield AdBlue fell 20 cents.
E10 in Rocklea has eased 12.6 cents to 201.3 a litre, with unleaded, diesel and premium all moving lower across the south side of Brisbane. Davo runs through where Yamanto, Roma and Toowoomba motorists can find the better buys this week.