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NSW diesel jumped 8.2 cents overnight to a statewide average of 208.1 cents, yet western Sydney suburbs including Smithfield, Granville and Greenacre are still holding near 180 cents. A look at the data behind the split.
Australia's emergency oil reserve spent years sitting in Texas salt caverns while we breached our international treaty obligations. A $3.2 billion onshore fuel reserve is finally changing that, and the backstory is remarkable.
Western Australia recorded the sharpest mainland diesel rise this week, lifting 16.4 cents to a 210.8 average. Yet Perth suburbs including Beckenham and Landsdale are still selling diesel below 180 cents per litre.
Kerang unleaded has come down 12 cents to 180.1 as regional Victoria servos sharpen their prices. Davo breaks down why the bush is beating the big smoke this week and where Victorian drivers can find the cheapest petrol and diesel.
Coopers Plains unleaded dropped 29.4 cents to 170.5 while Park Ridge climbed 11.8 cents the same day, leaving a ten cent gap across Brisbane. Tom Walker analyses the split price cycle and where motorists should fill up this week.
Petrol has fallen 84 cents from its March peak and the panic buying has stopped. Marcus Riley digs into how the great fuel scare of 2026 actually ended, the government convoy you never heard about, and the catch arriving on 1 July.
Unleaded petrol in Hawker has climbed 20.2 cents to 211.7 cents per litre, the sharpest petrol rise recorded anywhere in the country this week. The Barossa followed with a 14.4 cent lift as regional South Australia moves against a flat national market.
NSW diesel has come down 8.4 cents overnight to a state average of 211.7, and the cheapest pumps are right here in Western Sydney. Greenacre, Smithfield and Fairfield are all sitting under 183 cents a litre while regional towns hold steady too.
Australia exported more ethanol last year than its biggest producer sold at home, even while importing almost all of its petrol through a supply crisis. Now farmers and sugar makers want a national biofuel mandate, and it could change what comes out of your bowser.
E10 around Dandenong South has slipped to 163 cents a litre, the cheapest petrol pocket in the country this week. Marcus Riley explains why Melbourne's southeast leads the discount cycle and how to make the dip count.
Regional Queensland petrol is climbing while the eastern states firm up, with Lockyer Valley unleaded jumping more than 12 cents a litre. Tom Walker examines the widening gap between Queensland's cheapest and dearest servos and where motorists can still find value.
Darwin diesel sits near 195 cents in Winnellie and Palmerston, quietly undercutting every mainland state average this week. The Territory's headline figure of 272 cents tells a very different and far less useful story.
Unleaded petrol in Jerramungup tumbled 30 cents to 203 cents while Perth kept to its steady weekly cycle. Priya Sharma explains why regional Western Australia and the metro market move on completely different rules.
Tasmania's diesel average has climbed to 218.8 cents per litre, edging the island state above every eastern mainland market at the bowser. A national breakdown shows why the eastern states eased while Tasmania held, and where the genuine value still sits.
The fuel excise relief that's trimmed 32 cents a litre off every tank since April switches off on 30 June. From 1 July petrol and diesel jump close to 29 cents a litre, and here's how to beat the deadline.
Unleaded petrol in Hawthorn has fallen 23.1 cents in a day to 180.3 as Melbourne's price cycle swings back toward the bottom. Victoria now holds the cheapest mainland diesel average while suburbs like Frankston and Langwarrin move in opposite directions.
South Australia diesel has lifted to 216.0 cents while New South Wales dropped around 25 cents overnight. Davo explains why SA is parked at the top of the cycle and how to time your next fill.
The Northern Territory's diesel average sits near 275 cents while every other mainland state hovers between 213 and 220. Priya Sharma explains why that headline figure misleads, and why the same fuel rose in South Australia and Queensland this week while it eased in the west.
While Brisbane diesel sits tight, towns across the Darling Downs and Lockyer Valley have pushed notably higher this week. Marcus Riley explains why regional Queensland pays more and what it means for your next fill.
New South Wales recorded the sharpest eastern mainland diesel rise of the week, lifting 13.2 cents to a state average of 218.0. Yet Western Sydney suburbs like Greenacre and Smithfield are still holding diesel near 183 cents for drivers who shop around.
Perth metro suburbs like Beckenham and Bassendean are pumping the cheapest diesel in the country at under 190 cents a litre, yet Western Australia's state average has climbed past 223 cents. Tom Walker investigates why the headline figure is so misleading and where Perth motorists can actually find the best value.
Unleaded petrol in Dandenong South eased to 174.3 cents while diesel in nearby Frankston and Langwarrin climbed. Priya Sharma explains why petrol and diesel move on entirely different rhythms.
Canberra has just committed more than $10 billion to a permanent national fuel reserve, the first serious move in a generation to stop Australia's servos running dry. Marcus Riley unpacks why we became the only IEA country without a 90 day stockpile, and what the new reserve does and doesn't do for the price you pay.
Tasmania recorded the country's sharpest daily diesel fall, easing 9.8 cents to 227.7 cents per litre while most of the mainland climbed. Western Australia and South Australia led the rises, leaving the national diesel map sharply divided.