The average price of unleaded petrol in Australia rose 9.1¢ to 143.7¢ a litre nationally in the week ending March 24, according to the Australian Institute of Petroleum’s ‘Weekly Petrol Prices’ report.
The average national weekly metropolitan retail price rose 11.5¢ to 145.7¢ a litre, with the regional price rising 4.4¢ to 139.7¢ a litre.
The most expensive unleaded in the country was in the NT at 150.9¢ a litre, followed by Queensland (147.3¢), Victoria (144.9¢), Tasmania (144.4¢), NSW/ACT (142.6¢), WA (140.7¢) and South Australia (138.8¢).
Of the major cities, Adelaide offered the cheapest unleaded for the week at 138.6¢ a litre, followed by Perth (139.3¢), Darwin (139.7¢), Canberra (142.4¢), Hobart (142.7¢), Sydney (146.1¢), Melbourne (147.8¢) and Brisbane (150.7¢).
