petrol prices

Saturday, September 26

Petrol price volatility hits the poor hardest

Hand-wringing over the high cost of petrol does little to help those hardest hit by price volatility – but there are things governments can do to reduce cost-of-living pressures, writes SACOSS CEO Ross Womersley.

Aussies still dudded at the bowser, watchdog says

Petrol prices may be at their lowest levels in more than a decade but motorists are still being dudded.

Motorists being gouged at the petrol pump

Petrol retailers have kept prices at the pump high despite cheaper crude oil.

Delay filling up, says fuel monitor

Fuel monitoring group MotorMouth has urged motorists to hang off as long as possible to get the best petrol prices ahead of Christmas.