The average price of unleaded petrol in Australia rose 4.8¢ to 103.1¢ a litre nationally in the week ending May 10, according to the Australian Institute of Petroleum’s ‘Weekly Petrol Prices’ report.
The average national weekly metropolitan retail price rose by 6.7¢ to 101.6¢ a litre, with the regional price rising by 1.2¢ to 106.3¢ a litre.
The most expensive unleaded in the country was in Northern Territory at 128.4¢ a litre, followed by Tasmania (121.1¢), Queensland (107.7¢), NSW/ACT (104.9¢), Western Australia (102.4¢) South Australia (100.6¢), and Victoria (96.0¢).
Of the major cities, Melbourne offered the cheapest unleaded for the week at 93.6¢ a litre, followed by Perth (98.1¢), Adelaide (99.2¢), Canberra (101.3¢), Sydney (104.5¢), Brisbane (110.5¢), Darwin (114.8¢), and Hobart (121.4¢).
