The average price of unleaded petrol in Australia rose 2¢ to 140.5¢ a litre nationally in the week ending July 7, according to the Australian Institute of Petroleum’s ‘Weekly Petrol Prices’ report.
The average national weekly metropolitan retail price rose 2.7¢ to 139.9¢ a litre, with the regional price rising 0.5¢ to 141.6¢ a litre.
The most expensive unleaded in the country was in the NT at 153.1¢ a litre, followed by Tasmania (150.7¢), Victoria (148.7¢), South Australia (146.9¢), WA (139.7¢) Queensland (135.0), and NSW/ACT (135.0¢).
Of the major cities, Sydney offered the cheapest unleaded for the week at 128.2¢ a litre, followed by Brisbane (133.5¢), Perth (138.2¢), Darwin (141.9¢), Canberra (143.0¢), Adelaide (148.8¢), Hobart (151.7¢) and Melbourne (152.2¢).