The average price of unleaded petrol in Australia rose 1.4¢ to 179.6¢ a litre nationally in the week ending 8 May, according to the Australian Institute of Petroleum’s ‘Weekly Petrol Prices’ report.
The average national weekly metropolitan retail price remained at 179.1¢, while the regional price rose 4.4¢ to 180.7¢ a litre.
The most expensive unleaded in the country was in the Northern Territory at 194.4¢ a litre, followed by Tasmania (186.2¢), NSW/ACT (182.4¢), Queensland (182¢), Western Australia (179.8¢), Victoria (175.4¢), and South Australia (172.2¢).
Of the major cities, Adelaide offered the cheapest unleaded for the week at 169.4¢ a litre, followed by Melbourne (174.9¢), Perth (179.3¢), Sydney (181.9¢), Brisbane (183.3¢), Hobart (186.4¢), Darwin (186.7¢), and Canberra (189.4¢).
