COVID-19

Last week ACAPMA launched the Fuel Industry Specific COVIDSafe Plan template and guide.  This week the ACAPMA online COVID Awareness Training for wholesale and retail fuel staff completes the circle.  …
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There has been yet another ruling on casual employees being deemed by the court to be permanent employees, and to add to the sense of déjà vu, this second case …
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Servo owners have insisted they are not price-gouging despite making record profits on fuel.

Petrol prices in Australia have slumped since the COVID-19 pandemic began with the average cost of unleaded fuel …
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Viva Energy will partly shut down its refinery in Geelong in the latest move among the country’s fuels suppliers to ease a surplus of petrol caused by the drastic reduction …
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You really have to wonder about the ACCC’s agenda at times. This week saw the release of a major report detailing the economics of the Australian fuel industry coupled with …
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Oil tankers carrying enough crude to satisfy 20 per cent of the world’s daily consumption are gathered off California’s coast with nowhere to go as fuel demand collapses.

Almost three …
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Petrol retailers should not use the falling oil price to increase profits and should instead pass on the full benefit to struggling motorists, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) …
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COVID-19 has without a doubt changed business as usual. It’s spread has forced every industry to rethink its business models, product offerings, and even how to transact with its customers. …
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Updated 14/4/2020

It has been an epic journey to get to this point, but finally there is clarity.  All roadhouses are able to open for dine in for Heavy Vehicle …
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Keep calm, keep your distance and keep smiling.  This is the advice to the nation in the face of COVID-19, and Australians have a lot to be proud of in …
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