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Consultation on new fuel-price board laws in Queensland

On February 26, the Queensland Government formally began consultation on a proposal to introduce new laws governing the operation of fuel-price boards across the state. In making the announcement, Queensland Energy Minister Mark...

Petrol prices highest in more than a year in December quarter

According to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), the December quarter 2016 had the highest quarterly average petrol prices since the June quarter 2015. This coincided with unprecedented growth in popularity of...

Costco plus fuel planned for Pacific Epping

The construction of Costco’s fourth Victoria site will start in mid-2017 and finish in mid-2018. The 13,788sqm store in Melbourne’s north is expected to form a catchment of one million people. It will...

ACAPMA reports system-wide failure of NSW FuelCheck

Early on Sunday 22 January 2017, ACAPMA began getting calls from NSW fuel retailers claiming that the NSW FuelCheck system was not reporting real-time price data. Two of the retailers who had reported...

BP and Castrol partner with Renault Sport Racing

BP and Castrol, the oil company’s global lubricant brand, will supply fuels and lubricants for the upcoming Formula 1 season, which starts in Melbourne, Australia, in March. As part of the Renault Sport...

Caltex and Qantas partner to reward SMEs

Australian businesses can now earn Qantas Points when they refuel with Caltex Australia. The only fuel-card partner of the new Qantas Business Rewards program, Caltex Australia joins more than 40 other partners allowing...

New ethanol laws now in force

New laws requiring fuel retailers to stock and sell E10 in NSW and Queensland came into force on January 1. ACAPMA says the laws in each state are different and fuel retailers...

New rate-board laws in Victoria

New laws governing the operation of fuel price boards at fuel retail outlets in Victoria came into force on November 30.  It is now illegal for fuel retailers in the state to post...
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