Sanctions on Russia and a recovery in global demand for oil products drive Ampol to record year.
The fuel tax credit,which offsets fuel excise for businesses,would be halved under a proposal the Grattan Institute says would help repair the budget’s bottom line.
The transport,energy,healthcare and cost-of living crises in Britain are forcing people to choose between stoicism and indifference.
Service stations commonly lift petrol prices ahead of public holidays so motorists have been urged to beat the surge.
The polls detected rising anxiety about living costs early in 2022. It is now entrenched as our number one concern.
Average prices dropped by 11.6¢ a litre to 178.2 in Sydney and 4.5¢ a litre to 184.8 in Melbourne in the three months to September.
Driving around Melton,Gary Mitchell is able to predict the prices at every servo in town after spotting just one.
Families now have to fork out hundreds of dollars more a month for everyday services and expenses compared to this time last year.
Electric vehicles are famously quick off the mark. However,when it comes to going electric,Australia has not been. But we’re finally putting our foot down.
The temporary fuel excise cut of 22¢ a litre will end at 11.59pm,with higher prices expected to flow through to bowsers within a week.
Cutting fuel taxes was never the solution to our cost-of-living crisis and has probably done more harm than good.