Petrol Prices

Petrol Spy, a national website that displays petrol, diesel and LPG prices across the country, says page views have gone up six to eight times since the Iran conflict started.

Drivers fed up with massive price spikes at the bowser are being warned not to expect a wave of fuel company prosecutions over allegations of price gouging.

As concerns for fuel shortages deepen, the Shadow Minister for Energy and Emissions Reduction Dan Tehan speaks to 7.30’s Sarah Ferguson. 

Ships carrying oil are continuing to come to Australia as expected and should do so for the next month, and the industry is urging that while the picture beyond that is uncertain and complicated, "the tankers have never stopped coming".

Domestic travel is also taking a hit as a result of rising fuel costs across the globe, with regional communities likely to feel the most impact.

Farmers are warning consumers to expect price rises in the supermarket as fuel and fertiliser shortages affect crop production and transport.

Mobile services travelling across regional New South Wales say rising petrol prices are putting early childcare education at risk. 

From fuel-efficient driving to alternative travel modes, we look at practical ways to combat fuel shortages and price hikes.

Fuel shortages linked to the Middle East war are forcing a WA gold miner to stand down workers, exposing how smaller operators are being squeezed while major miners maintain supply.

The NSW Police Rural Crime Team is reporting a spike in diesel being stolen from landholders amid soaring prices.

Increased costs for petrol, food and housing are front and centre when it comes to how families are choosing to vote in the upcoming South Australian state election.

Foreign Correspondent goes inside Venezuela's oil regions, where boom towns have gone bust, leaving behind a shattered industry that needs billions to reboot.

The Federal Government today signed an order releasing more than 750 million litres of diesel and petrol from national reserves. 

Farmers welcome a rule change that allows road trains to deliver more fuel to regional areas, but say it does little to address the overall supply problem.

Experts say Australians should prepare for the possibility of widespread fuel rationing if the war in the Middle East is prolonged.

A war in Iran has led to a cost-of-living spike in Australia and as petrol prices rise, interest rates are likely to be next.

Robinvale, located about 70 kilometres east from Mildura, ran out of fuel on Saturday evening.

Australia once produced 80 per cent of its own fuel. Now it imports the same amount, and an unlikely answer may be sitting in your local takeaway shop. 

The only petrol station in a small New South Wales town has run out of fuel amid ongoing oil supply disruptions caused by the war in the Middle East.

Australia will make available about six days' worth of petrol from its emergency stockpile and five days of diesel, the first use of its fuel reserves since the invasion of Ukraine in 2022.