It’s highly unlikely Australia will end up with no diesel. But if what is available becomes extremely expensive, the whole economy – and all of us – will feel it.
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Research suggests that profiteering may actually be more likely when we’re not watching prices closely.
Israel and Iran have both attacked critical energy infrastructure sites. So what does this mean for energy prices here in Australia, and around the world?
For many drivers, the question is no longer whether an EV could work for them – it is simply a matter of when.
As fuel prices rise, some remote communities feel the shock twice: first at the pump and then in the power supply.
Diesel powers most freight trucks. As oil prices spike, electric trucks are looking more attractive – if upfront cost and charging barriers can be overcome
Critics dismissed the proposal as a last-ditch effort to win votes ahead of Queensland’s state election in October. But public opinion on how the government should get involved in markets may be shifting.
Nigeria’s sudden and total removal of fuel subsidies was not the best strategy to use.
How does keeping the price of petrol and diesel down align with New Zealand’s goal of being carbon zero by 2050? And do price caps even work anyway?
If the fuel excise cut is not extended, average petrol prices in Australia will almost certainly return to the above $2 territory by early October. But a different solution is needed.
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Professor of Transport Technology and Sustainability, Swinburne University of Technology
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Senior Lecturer in Urban Planning, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
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Adjunct professor, Faculty of Law, Monash University
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Postdoctoral Research Associate in Environmental Public Health, Harvard University; University of Liverpool
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Associate Professor, Renewable Energy and Electrical Engineering, Deakin University
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Professor of Energy and Natural Resources Law, Macquarie University
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PhD Candidate, Department of Economics, University of Warwick
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Assistant Professor, Economics, University of Warwick
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Senior Lecturer in Finance, Macquarie University
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Head of School, Agriculture, Anglia Ruskin University
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Senior Lecturer in Agriculture, Anglia Ruskin University
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Adjunct Professor of Economics, Griffith University
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Program Director, Energy and Climate Change, Grattan Institute
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Research Fellow, Department of Infrastructure Engineering, The University of Melbourne
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Honorary Fellow, The University of Queensland