Post-Strike Petrol Hikes 'Completely Unjustifiable'

Diesel now just under $3 at Illawarra servos as fuel prices keep climbing

Illawarra drivers face rising petrol costs, averaging 203.3 cents/litre, after Iran shut the Strait of Hormuz. Understand why further increases are forecast.

Long queues at servos as petrol prices surge amid Middle East war

Petrol retailers across the nation are being accused of "unconscionable" behaviour by preying on people's anxieties as fuel prices surge in the midst of the Middle East war.

Post-strike petrol hikes 'completely unjustifiable'

Petrol prices are on the rise across Sydney and Melbourne after the military strikes on Iran, but the NRMA says the increases can't be justified.

'This must stop': Servos accused of profiteering as petrol prices skyrocket

Australian oil companies are being accused of profiteering off the war in Iran as the average price of unleaded petrol surges well past $2 a litre in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane today.Half of the petrol stations in Melbourne today are charging 219.9 cents a litre, while half in Sydney have raised prices to between 217.9 and 223.9 - well in excess of the expected top of their price cycles.Brisbane had the highest average unleaded price of the …

'Overcharging big time': Australian fuel stations accused of ripping off customers amid Iran oil fears

War in the Middle East has already sent the price of petrol up, but a top motoring body says it has risen too soon, and service stations are overcharging customers “big time”. Fuel prices are already on the rise across Australia, amid conflict across the Middle East that has closed a shipping lane used to transport 20 per cent of the world’s oil supply. However, the NRMA motoring organisation says fuel prices in Australian capital cities have r…