The average price of unleaded petrol in Australia rose 4.1¢ to 134.6¢ a litre nationally in the week ending March 17, according to the Australian Institute of Petroleum’s ‘Weekly Petrol Prices’ report.
The average national weekly metropolitan retail price rose 5.6¢ to 134.2¢ a litre, with the regional price rising 0.9¢ to 135.3¢ a litre.
The most expensive unleaded in the country was in the NT at 147.9¢ a litre, followed by SA (143.8¢), Tasmania (142.8¢), WA (137.9¢), Queensland (137.7¢), NSW/ACT (132.7¢) and Victoria (129¢).
Of the major cities, Melbourne offered the cheapest unleaded for the week at 128.5¢ a litre, followed by Sydney (130.2¢), Darwin (135.8¢), Perth (136.2¢), Brisbane (139.1¢), Hobart (141.7¢), Canberra (142.9¢) and Adelaide (146.7¢).
