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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Luca Ittimani and Josh Butler

Diesel remains volatile as prices rise again despite Labor’s fuel tax relief

A man fills up his car with fuel in Melbourne, Australia
The number of service stations without at least one type of fuel fell over the week to Monday from more than 800 to fewer than 600, Guardian analysis shows. Photograph: Morgan Hancock/Getty Images

Diesel users in Australia are not enjoying the same relief as unleaded customers, with one in 30 service stations still entirely out of diesel and prices rising again after an initial slump last week.

But while the energy minister, Chris Bowen, urged Australians not to participate in a social media trend where people claim to be filling up their fuel tanks with cooking oil, he said the government was keen to support the development of biofuels like biodiesel from fats and vegetable oils.

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