Advocacy

BRISBANE motorists are being hit harder at the bowser than those in any other capital city, according to the state’s peak motoring body.

RACQ’s October Fuel Price report revealed that …
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Some motorists are needlessly spending hundreds of dollars extra a year pumping premium fuel into cars that don’t require it, the RACV says.

While some vehicle models have to run on premium …
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Fuel prices have historically been a source of economic interest in the national economy, largely because fuel prices constitute an economic input cost for Australian households and businesses. The argument …
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THE attack on a crucial Saudi oil facility last month shows again the fragility of Australia’s reliance on market forces and international shipping for its supply of liquid fuel.

Thankfully, …
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Weekly petrol prices

Petrol prices: According to the Australian Institute of Petroleum, the national average price of unleaded petrol rose by 9.0 cents a litre last week to a near …
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Police arrested two teens and are searching for a third following a petrol drive off in Shepparton this morning.

It is understood a boy aged in his mid-teens travelling in …
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South Australia’s peak motoring body has ramped up its push for real-time fuel pricing in the wake of two reports that show motorists could make significant savings.

The RAA says …
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Earlier this week, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) released a special report that examined the different pricing behaviours of businesses operating in the Australian retail fuels market during …
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Coles Express is Australia’s most expensive petrol retailer across five capital cities, according to an ACCC analysis of 2018 prices that found it is worth shopping around and seeking out …
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Emergency services have been called to Geelong’s oil refinery at least 12 times in 2019, again rushing to a leak at the Corio plant on Monday.

The CFA was called …
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