The average price of diesel fuel in Australia stayed the same at 149¢ a litre nationally in the week ending December 8, according to the Australian Institute of Petroleum’s ‘Weekly Diesel Prices’ report.
The average national weekly metropolitan retail price fell by 0.1¢ to 147.6¢ a litre, while the regional price stayed the same at 150.2¢ a litre.
The most expensive fuel in the country was in Tasmania at 160.6¢, then the Northern Territory at 160.2¢ a litre, followed by South Australia (149.7¢), Western Australia (148.9¢), NSW/ACT (148.8¢), Queensland (148.4¢) and Victoria (147.3¢).
Of the major cities, Darwin offered the cheapest diesel for the week at 144.5¢ a litre, followed by Adelaide (144.9¢), Sydney (146.3¢), Perth (146.6¢), Melbourne (147.0¢), Canberra (153.7¢), and Hobart (161.6¢).
