The average price of unleaded petrol in Australia rose 0.5¢ to 143.5¢ a litre nationally in the week ending 23 May, according to the Australian Institute of Petroleum’s ‘Weekly Petrol Prices’ report.
The average national weekly metropolitan retail price rose 0.7¢ to 144.7¢ a litre, with the regional price rising by 0.1¢ to 141.0¢ a litre.
The most expensive unleaded in the country was in the Northern Territory at 149.9¢ a litre, followed by Victoria (147.3¢), South Australia (145.0¢), NSW/ACT (144.8¢), Tasmania (143.8¢), Tasmania (143.8¢), Western Australia (139.7¢) and Queensland (137.7¢).
Of the major cities, Brisbane offered the cheapest unleaded for the week at 137.7¢ a litre, followed by Perth (139.3¢), Darwin (139.8¢), Canberra (140.1¢), Hobart (144.8¢), Sydney (146.8¢), Adelaide (147.1¢) and Melbourne (150.0¢).
