The Finocchiaro CLP Government says it may enforce existing legislation from 1949 called the Price Exploitation Prevention Act it says would force fuel retailers to disclose the full cost structure and price margins of its fuel or face jail and could be used to allow the government to set the price, a move that was described by the last CLP government as a rash decision.
Enforcing the old Act was first raised by the former Giles CLP government back in 2014 during a by-election, when the price of a litre of fuel in Darwin was around $1.72, but it ultimately chose not to act on it after weeks of consideration and instead arranged a “summit” of petrol retailers to explain their pricing.
Long time listener- first time caller ……
We have just returned from an ill timed 7 week trip out of the Territory to Tasmania via the Eastern States (who knew ?) – below is what fuel cost us, on our very quick trip back home via South Australia… would love someone to ask the service station in Erldunda how they justified their $4.00 diesel prices ….
26/3/2026 – Mt Gambier to Port Wakefield 486 km and 97 Lt fuel – $3.17
27/3/2026 – Port Wakefield to Glendambo 482 km and 89 Lt fuel – $3.14
27/3/2026 – Glendambo to Cooper Pedy 246 km and 49 Lt fuel – $3.50
27/3/2026 – Cooper Pedy to Ghan Erldunda 478 km and 84 Lt fuel – $4.00
28/3/2026 – Erldunda to Ti Tree 384 km and 76 Lt fuel – $2.90
28/3/2026 – Ti Tree to Elliot 538 km and 109 Lt fuel – $2.79
29/3/2026 – Elliot to Adelaide River 605 km and 71 Lt fuel – $3.18
The current Administration cannot organise a picnic, how they Gunner get them Fuel Tsars under control.
Good to read Bill Yan in support of Albo’s position on people taking responsibility for their own decisions.
Poly-partisan support for a national approach is very much encouraged.
Party political perspectives are unwarranted.