Tax is a latecomer to the campaign agenda,Medicare has taken centre stage,and a nuclear energy fight will keep climate change in the conversation.
The Coalition’s election pitch is aimed squarely at outer suburban voters. But what does it mean for everyone else?
Calling the election on Friday morning would steal attention from news coverage of Dutton’s Thursday night budget reply speech.
A tax on petrol in Australia was introduced way back in 1978 … and politicians on both sides haven’t been able to leave it alone ever since.
From fuel to fancy cars and a cold one at the pub,there are some vices – and necessities – that are carrying an extra cost.
The last vestiges of old-fashioned service and friendly faces on the road are giving way to a new crop of DIY petrol stations without any faces at all.
Under a state government plan,fuel companies would need to publicly report price changes the day before they take effect and cap those prices for 24 hours.
Perth motorists could save more than $1300 a year on their fuel bills by shopping around.
The NRMA has found another high cost of living in Sydney – petrol prices.
A motorist advocate says there’s no reason why petrol is so much more expensive in Brisbane,Sydney and Melbourne than in other cities.