The average price of unleaded petrol in Australia rose 14.4¢ to 134.0¢ a litre nationally in the week ending 24 January, according to the Australian Institute of Petroleum’s ‘Weekly Petrol Prices’ report.
The average national weekly metropolitan retail price dropped 0.4¢ to 119.1¢ a litre, with the regional price rising by 19.7¢ to 138.8¢ a litre.
The most expensive unleaded in the country was in the Victoria at 140.1¢ a litre, followed by Queensland (134.8¢), South Australia (133.6¢), NSW/ACT (132.8¢), NT (131.8¢), Tasmania (126.3¢), and Western Australia (124.1¢).
Of the major cities, Darwin offered the cheapest unleaded for the week at 119.2¢ a litre, followed by Perth (124.0¢), Canberra (125.4¢), Hobart (125.8¢), Adelaide (137.4¢), Brisbane (140.6¢), Sydney (141.0¢) and Melbourne (145.4¢).
