Petrol prices
Petrol prices to tumble further amid turmoil on global oil market
Australian petrol prices are expected to continue dropping in the lead-up to the Easter and Anzac Day holidays as oil markets reel from Donald Trump’s tariff war.
- Nick Toscano
Latest
- Analysis
- Australia votes
Albanese v Dutton: What are they offering on housing, taxes, health?
New tax and housing policies are latecomers to the campaign agenda that will dominate debate. Medicare and a nuclear energy fight are also in the conversation.
- Natassia Chrysanthos
Cheaper fuel? Five ways the market meltdown affects you
Super balances, home loan repayments and the price of petrol could all be affected by the recent mayhem on financial markets.
- Clancy Yeates
‘Copied from America’: Dutton launches election fight over EVs
The opposition leader has been accused of copying Donald Trump’s policies as the government responds to his pledge to scrap fuel-efficiency fines.
- Mike Foley
Dutton drives home his pitch to commuters by dumping guzzler tax
Independent modelling shows outer suburbs have more to gain from the fuel excise cut as the Coalition campaigns to win over the outer suburbs.
- Millie Muroi and Paul Sakkal
Dutton promises you’ll save $14 a week on fuel. The real number is less than half that
The Coalition’s election pitch is aimed squarely at outer suburban voters. But what does it mean for everyone else?
- Nick Toscano and Mike Foley
- Exclusive
- Australia votes
Albanese planning to call election for May 3 on Friday
Calling the election on Friday morning would steal attention from news coverage of Dutton’s Thursday night budget reply speech.
- James Massola and Paul Sakkal
- Political sketch
- Australia votes
Petrol tax changes have been irresistible for politicians for half a century
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.
- Tony Wright
Sin taxes prop up the budget, but the most important one is fading
From fuel to fancy cars and a cold one at the pub, there are some vices – and necessities – that are carrying an extra cost.
- Millie Muroi
Service with a smile or smile for the camera: Fuelling change at the local servo
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.
- Madeleine Heffernan
Original URL: https://www.smh.com.au/topic/petrol-prices-60m