Fuel media releases
1 May 2015
PetrolWatch - April 2015: Petrol prices over $2 for the first time since December
Rising commodity prices mean the price of 91 octane petrol has risen over $2 per litre for the first time since early December, says AA PetrolWatch.
7 April 2015
PetrolWatch - Mar 2015: Fuel prices ebb and flow
After climbing 16 cents per litre during February, petrol prices continued to rise during March before falling later in the month. They initially rose 4 cents per litre before falling 4 cents to end the month on $1.92 per litre for 91 octane at most outlets. Diesel prices fell 2 cents in March to $1.20 per litre in the main centres.
2 February 2015
PetrolWatch – Jan 2015: Fuel prices lowest in nearly five years
After a run of 22 straight price cuts in a row since October, petrol prices fell to their lowest levels since May 2010, and diesel to prices not seen since 2009.
1 December 2014
PetrolWatch – Nov 2014: Petrol prices edge down towards $2 per litre
National petrol prices have edged closer to $2 a litre for the first time in two-and-a-half years.
4 November 2014
PetrolWatch - October 2014: Four price cuts as commodity prices fall
Retail fuel prices fell four times during October as commodity prices fell for the fourth month in a row. Both petrol and diesel prices fell 8 cents per litre during the month, with the price of 91 octane ending the month on $2.14 per litre at most outlets, and diesel on $1.44 per litre.
1 October 2014
PetrolWatch – Sep 2014: Lower exchange rate means higher fuel prices
Fuel prices rose 4 cents per litre during September, initially rising 2 cents at the beginning of the month and another 2 cents at the very end. The cost of petrol at most service stations in the main centres ended the month on $2.22 per litre, with diesel at $1.52 per litre.
1 September 2014
PetrolWatch - Aug 2014: Lower petrol prices match falls in commodity prices
Petrol pump prices fell 4 cents per litre during August, but there was no change in diesel prices. Excluding sites discounting pump prices, the cost of petrol at most service stations in the main centres ended the month on $2.18 per litre, with diesel unchanged at $1.48 per litre.
1 August 2014
PetrolWatch – July 2014: AA says pump prices should be dropping
Despite a falling exchange rate, the AA says petrol prices should be falling too.
27 June 2014
PetrolWatch – June 2014: Fill up to avoid the tax increase
Motorists should fill up now if they want to beat the tax going up on petrol on 1 July, says the AA.
3 June 2014
Fuel prices down and then up, but AA says diesel prices too high
Petrol and diesel prices increased during May, but the AA says retailers should be cutting diesel prices, not raising them.