Data driven analysis from 10,000+ stations
Australia spent 20 years fighting for clean 10ppm fuel standards, finally achieving them in December 2025. Just 87 days later, the government reversed course. Here is what dirtier fuel means for your engine, your oil, and the bigger picture of Australian energy security.
The RBA board meets today with Brent crude at $104, consumer inflation expectations at 5.2 per cent, and all four major banks forecasting a hike. Why this rate decision matters more than most, and what it means for your fuel bill and your mortgage.
The Northern Territory now has the widest diesel spread of any Australian state at 252 cents per litre, with outback servos charging nearly $4 while Mataranka offers fuel at 194 cents. The territory's average surged 21.8 cents overnight, the largest jump in the country.
Brent crude has hit $104. The Strait of Hormuz is in its third week of effective closure. Australia has 37 days of petrol, 30 days of diesel, and regional servos are rationing. A data driven look at where prices stand, who is being hurt most, and why this keeps happening.
Inner Melbourne suburbs like Hawthorn have seen unleaded drop over 15 cents while Gippsland towns are copping increases of up to 14 cents. Victoria's fuel cycle has split the state in two this week.
Unleaded petrol across Tasmania has dropped 13.2 cents per litre while Sydney's south western suburbs push prices higher. Economics educator Priya Sharma explains how island supply chains and mainland price cycles create opposite movements from the same wholesale conditions.
South Australia diesel prices dropped 4 cents overnight while NSW surged more than 20 cents, creating one of the widest interstate divergences this year. A closer analysis reveals where Australian motorists can find the best value this weekend.
While 454,000 EV owners charge at home for cents, millions of Australians face $3 petrol, $20 purchase limits, and a 36 day fuel reserve. The crisis has split the country into two driving realities.
Broadmeadows unleaded has crashed 77.3 cents per litre in one of the most dramatic single suburb movements this year, while Bairnsdale diesel surged 42 cents at the same stations selling cheaper petrol. A closer look at the numbers reveals striking contradictions across Victoria and NSW.
Brent crude broke through $100 a barrel overnight. Iran's new supreme leader says Hormuz stays shut. The government just released 762 million litres from reserves and cut stockholding obligations by 20 per cent. Cattle are stranded at saleyards because there is no diesel for the trucks. And one in four Australians is now looking at electric vehicles for the first time. This is no longer a disruption. It is a structural reckoning.
Unleaded petrol in regional Victorian towns including Warrnambool and Ballarat has dropped up to 45 cents per litre while Melbourne prices barely moved. Economics educator Priya Sharma explains how competition dynamics and wholesale costs create very different pricing behaviour in country towns compared to the capital.
Yamba unleaded has jumped 29.2 cents overnight to 218.7 cents per litre, while Port Macquarie climbed 16.8 cents. Regional and coastal NSW motorists are bearing the brunt of the latest price cycle upswing.
The IEA just announced the largest emergency oil release in history. Australia quietly dropped its fuel quality standards. And Parliament spent a full day arguing about who lost our refineries. Here is everything that happened, what it means for prices, and what nobody in Canberra wants to admit.
While the government insists fuel supply is secure, independent distributors across regional Australia are being cut off from major terminals. Country servos are rationing fuel with $20 purchase limits as the structural weakness in Australia's fuel supply chain is finally exposed.
Northern Territory diesel prices have surged 70.3 cents per litre overnight, a 36.75 per cent jump that leaves remote communities paying close to $4 a litre. The 251 cent spread across the Territory raises serious questions about fuel pricing in Australia's most isolated regions.
Tasmania diesel has jumped 16 cents overnight to average 237.8 cents a litre, but some regional servos in towns like Triabunna and Smithton are still holding under $1.90. The price spreads in small Tassie towns are among the wildest in the country.
Victorian diesel prices dropped 2.3 cents overnight while every other Australian state recorded double digit increases. Suburbs like Footscray and Horsham are offering diesel below $2 per litre, making Victoria the cheapest state in the country for diesel right now.
Victoria's new daily fuel price cap is now law. From today, petrol stations must lock in tomorrow's maximum price by 2pm and can only drop prices during the day, never raise them. Here is how it works, what you could save, and why the timing during the Hormuz crisis could not be more critical.
Regional New South Wales is recording sharp petrol and fuel price increases, with Orange unleaded jumping 11 cents and Armidale seeing some of the biggest price surges in the country. Victoria continues to trend downward.
The Treasurer ordered the ACCC to crack down on fuel price gouging after Brisbane stations hiked prices 6 cents in 24 hours. But does Australia's competition watchdog have the tools to actually stop it?
Unleaded petrol has risen 30.7 cents per litre in three weeks. This special report analyses live price data from 7,500+ stations, explains the Hormuz crisis impact on every Australian state, and outlines what drivers can do to reduce costs.
Western Australia fuel prices are climbing across multiple towns simultaneously, with Busselton unleaded up 10.6 cents and Geraldton diesel hitting 225 cents. A closer look at the data reveals where WA motorists can still find value.
Tasmania recorded the sharpest overnight diesel increase of any Australian state, jumping 17.4 cents to 221.3 cents per litre. Meanwhile, the Northern Territory remains the most expensive at 249.0 cents, though regional towns like Katherine offer diesel under 200 cents.
Epping unleaded has dropped 22.7 cents while Coburg Premium 95 surged 33.3 cents in the same week. Two Melbourne suburbs eight kilometres apart are living in completely different pricing worlds, and the reasons reveal how Australian fuel pricing really works.