Articles on fuel prices
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The RBA will get one more inflation reading before it meets again on rates.
Papua New Guinea’s frost disaster suggests heat and drought aren’t the only symptoms of a changing climate.
Any work to ease current shortages and price hikes while the Strait of Hormuz remains closed will take years and billions of dollars.
The Reserve Bank has increased the official cash rate to 2.75%. But much of the inflation affecting New Zealand wallets is imported and beyond the bank’s control.
As more details emerge about this controversial deal, big questions remain about what it could mean – both for oil markets and Venezuela’s national sovereignty.
Tighter regulation and careful planning will ensure our public chargers actually work.
A study of 701 households in Nairobi found that rising food and fuel prices after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine forced many families to eat and cook less.
Starting yesterday, Australians are now paying 16 cents more for each litre of petrol they buy.
If GDP per person falls again in the June quarter, Australia would enter a ‘per capita’ recession – signalling the average Australian is going backwards.
Not really knowing how much fuel your country needs is a problem.
Australia could direct revenue towards electrification, not further diesel consumption.
Diesel has become South Africa’s shadow infrastructure system by compensating for failures in electricity generation and freight rail.
With Air Canada and WestJet cutting routes and raising fares, Canadian travellers face a summer of compressed options and rising costs.
Politicians and environmental groups are renewing calls for a 25% tax on Australia’s gas exports. An energy law expert explains how it would work.
The Strait of Hormuz bottleneck may be about to reopen – but damage to oil infrastructure will mean lingering pain in Australia – and worldwide.
Promoting fuel saving measures as vital to energy security would help frame the oil shock as a technical problem to be solved, not a political issue to be fought.
Victoria and Tasmania have announced free fares, but NSW is firmly against the idea. Will it work to get people out of cars?
Australia isn’t about to run out of fuel. But disruptions caused by tightening supply are cascading. It’s time to plan to reduce dependence on foreign fuel.
Modelling shows higher costs affecting freight, food production, and manufacturing – pushing up the cost of all kinds of goods, from steak to steel.
UK farmers are struggling with rising prices, as the war in Iran and the closure of the strait of Hormuz starts to affect supply.


















