The average weekly diesel fuel price in Australia rose 4.5¢ to 222.8¢ a litre nationally in the week ending 24 September, according to the Australian Institute of Petroleum’s ‘Weekly Diesel Prices’ report.
The average national weekly metropolitan retail price rose 4.4¢ to 222¢ a litre, while the regional price rose 4.5¢ to 223.4¢ a litre.
The most expensive diesel in the country was in the Northern Territory at 235.1¢ a litre, followed by Tasmania (227.7¢), Victoria (223.7¢), Queensland (222.5¢), NSW/ACT (222.5¢), Western Australia (221.4¢), and South Australia (219.8¢).
Of the major cities, Adelaide offered the cheapest diesel for the week at 218.7¢ a litre, followed by Perth (219.2¢), Sydney (221¢), Darwin (221.3¢), Melbourne (223.3¢), Brisbane (222.7¢), Hobart (227.2¢), and Canberra (227.6¢).
