The average price of unleaded petrol in Australia decreased 2.5ï¿ to 130.9ï¿ a litre nationally in the week ending August 30, according to the Australian Institute of Petroleum’s ‘Weekly Petrol Prices’ report.
The average national weekly metropolitan retail price decreased 2.9ï¿ to 128.8ï¿ a litre, with the regional price decreasing 1.7ï¿ a litre to 135.1ï¿ a litre.
The most expensive fuel in the country was in Queensland at 142.4ï¿ a litre, followed by Tasmania (140.9ï¿ ), the NT (135.2ï¿ ), WA (133.2ï¿ ), NSW/ACT (132.1ï¿ ), SA (124.6ï¿ ) and Victoria (120.3ï¿ ).
Of the major cities, Melbourne offered the cheapest fuel for the week at 117.7ï¿ a litre, followed by Adelaide (122.1ï¿ ), Sydney (129.4ï¿ ), Perth (131.2ï¿ ), Darwin (133.7ï¿ ), Canberra (135ï¿ ), Hobart (140.2ï¿ ) and Brisbane (143.6ï¿ ).