The average price of unleaded petrol in Australia dropped 2¢ to 155.4¢ a litre nationally in the week ending 26 September, according to the Australian Institute of Petroleum’s ‘Weekly Petrol Prices’ report.
The average national weekly metropolitan retail price dropped 2.9¢ to 157.2¢, while the regional price dropped 0.3¢ to 151.6¢ a litre.
The most expensive unleaded in the country was in the Northern Territory at 161.6¢ a litre, followed by Queensland (160.3¢), Tasmania (156.7¢), Victoria (156.1¢), NSW/ACT (153.3¢), Western Australia (153¢), and South Australia (151.5¢).
Of the major cities, Darwin offered the cheapest unleaded for the week at 151.8¢ a litre, followed by Adelaide (152.1¢), Perth (152.9¢), Sydney (153¢), Hobart (156.3¢), Melbourne (159.4¢), Canberra (159.6¢), and Brisbane (165¢).
