Why is petrol so expensive in Australia? And when will petrol costs go down? - ABC News


6/23/2022 12:00:00 AM2 years 10 months ago
by Dinah Lewis Boucher

Dreaming of taking a long drive this weekend? Even with the government halving the fuel excise to 22 cents a litre, petrol prices are still high. So what's going on?

Australian drivers are paying eye-watering prices for fuel, with the price of petrol passing $2 a litre. That's even after the fuel excise was halved in March, to 22 cents a litre, in a federal gove… [+7476 chars]

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