The average price of unleaded petrol in Australia rose 4.1¢ to 143.9¢ a litre nationally in the week ending June 23, according to the Australian Institute of Petroleum’s ‘Weekly Petrol Prices’ report.
The average national weekly metropolitan retail price rose 7.0¢ to 145.5¢ a litre, with the regional price falling 1.9¢ to 140.8¢ a litre.
The most expensive unleaded in the country was in the NT at 155.1¢ a litre, followed by Queensland (153.4¢), Tasmania (151.8¢), South Australia (148.9¢), NSW/ACT (146.8¢), WA (138.5¢) and Victoria (132.3¢).
Of the major cities, Melbourne offered the cheapest unleaded for the week at 130.6¢ a litre, followed by Perth (136.1¢), Canberra (144¢), Darwin (144.5¢), Hobart (152.2¢), Adelaide (152.4¢), Sydney (152.7¢) and Brisbane (159.5¢).
