Govt announces halving of fuel excise for 3 months

[onetrack]

The Govt has announced the halving of the fuel excise for 3 months as a way of easing the pain of major price increases in fuel costs. This means that the price of fuel should drop by 26c litre at the bowser.

 

Nothing has been outlined as to how the Govt plans to ensure that the full amount of the fuel excise drop is passed on to motorists, and how they can stop oil companies from keeping a portion of it for themselves.

 

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-30/fuel-excise-halved-three-months-petrol-diesel/106510432

[facthunter]

There will still be a lot of whingers. Whinging is much easier than thinking  and finding out what is really going on. Bl@@dy Hell. If things got really BAD you'd go deaf from the whining.. People are Being Bombed in the ME..FFS. Nev

[red750]

To hopefully reduce the demand for fuels, Jacinta Allen has announced that Victorian Public Transport will be free for one month.

[randomx]

Well, atm that equals 23c on not sure if he was talking about diesel or petrol as he didn't say that l could see.

Butttt, better than nothing eh. Ofc fuels just gonna keep going up anyway that 23c will be on the price anyway by end of wk but it should still be cheaper at whatever price it gets to.

Pm also reckons we have more fuel in the country now than we did 3wks ago at the start of this so if so we should be right for awhile yet then.

There's a lot of extra stuff in it to help truckies to so that was good to hear, farmers to then l'd assume.

[facthunter]

IF you'd listened to Question time today you'd have all the details. Albo even acknowledged Barnaby's contacting him to get something fixed and suggested others do the Same IF they become aware of Individual Problems. BTW you won't read about that in the Murdoch RAGs

[Jerry_Atrick]

5 hours ago, facthunter said:

There will still be a lot of whingers. Whinging is much easier than thinking  and finding out what is really going on. Bl@@dy Hell. If things got really BAD you'd go deaf from the whining.. People are Being Bombed in the ME..FFS. Nev

Peopel are whinging because the government - some of whom the people elect and pay for, the others whom the people have no visibilit or accountabilioty of, but the people still pay for (i.e. the public servants) don't seem to be doing what they say on the tin - serving the public - at least properly.

 

We have, since the days of Howerd, run down our emergency fuel reserve and then outsourced it to Texas. 

 

 

We give away our gas to foreign companies and nations (Japan, it is alleged, made USD$1.1bn of reselling our gas!!!), yet we don;t properly charge those entities for ou r resources nor properly tax them, you know, such as places like Norway, Qatar, Saudi and the like. 

 

Quite frankly, the way our government and public servants rip is off, the whingeing and whining is very tempered. 

[randomx]

Yep spot , they're absolute bloody idiots they way the handle all that and yet don't even look after our own people.

Apparently they're back up to their other old trick again to now and back to selling the place off in bits and pieces left and right to China and Japan atm too. 

Edited Monday at 11:16 AM by randomx

[Jerry_Atrick]

Here is why Aussies should be whinging louder:

 

[nomadpete]

I recall working out near the Qld oil fields (St George?).

I was told that the oil only needed primary filtering & water removal before going straight into the delivery tanker fuel tanks. 

 

Did those wells run dry? Could they be a source of diesel again?

[onetrack]

Nomadpete, those sources of pure light crude are generally only very small reserves and don't warrant major expenditure on extraction, because they soon run dry.

A mate worked for a drilling company in Central Australia, around Alice Springs, about 1982-83. The company had several drill holes that yielded the same type of light crude.

It was drawn off and just filtered and used to power the company Landcruisers. But there wasn't enough of it, to warrant the infrastructure to draw on those small reserves. 

[Siso]

I want to know what punishment the government is going to give the CEO's of the company's that gouged the fuel price on fuel that was not affected by the war. It is the only way this sort of thing will stop. Qantas, commonwealth bank, woolies/coles etc

[facthunter]

There are Independent Bodies set up to  perform that function, Fortunately. They have the resources to get the evidence. The Government have Increased the Penalties. It's already happening. Guess where you won't read about it. Nev

[Siso]

They aren't doing there job.  Must be penalty's for people for this to stop. We keep getting told CEO's get the big bucks because the buck stops with them. Still waiting to see it happen. While some of the fines seem big, they are budgeted for as a cost of doing business.

[facthunter]

It's only Just Been pushed along so allow a bit of time and it must stand up in Court in THIS Country. It's not run by A Dictating God Emperor.  Nev

[randomx]

l'm just on my way back from Mildura , got a bit worried staying much longer just encase.

Anyway, pulled into somewhere to top up it said 322 for diesel l thought fkit that'll do blew a 100 bucks went past a servo down road 5mins later , 301 - ouch- hate that.  🙃

[onetrack]

Costco are selling Brand diesel here on the Left Coast for $2.86 litre.

[Jerry_Atrick]

I'm sorry for the laugh, it was somewhat bemused, but we have all done that once or twice in our lives. So it was one of those, "well, it happens adn welcome to the club" type  laugh. 

 

For some reason, although we're in the sticks and nowhere near a fuel terminal or refinery, fuel in Taunton is cheap. I have no idea why, as even in the next town, Bridgwater, it is usually a few p a litre more expensive. 

 

The local servo we use had diesel at £1.91/litre yesterday (no chance here of the government easing duty - they're broke). Today, it was down to £1.85 so I topped the tank off. 

 

In the news there is concern of fuel supply, but people here seem pretty calm about it.  No jerry cans, no long queues (even before the prices started to rise). We had supply issues about two or so years ago as we ran short on lorry/truck drivers returned to Eastern Europe due to some post Brexit stuff up of the previous government. There was a little panic buying, but deliveries took a little longer and any shortage was short lived.  I guess people who panic bought realised it was futile. 

 

Plus I am not sure even how many people in the sticks know what a jerry can is.. 

 

Also, more people are working from home and driving noticeably less. 

[Marty_d]

Ah but the Poms are used to Keeping Calm and Carrying On.

[facthunter]

Stiff upper lip and all that. Pip Pip!. Ok Captain Mannering. "WHO do you think you are Kidding, Mr HITLER?". Nev

[old man emu]

When you think about it, there has to be quite a few coin-worth's differences between retailers to make much difference in filling a tank. My tank holds 55 litres. Let's say I drive in with 5 litres and fill up. That's 50 litres. A couple of coins difference  beween servos is only going to amount to a dollar or so. It's the base amount that those few coins are added to that is the killer. From $1.70 to $2.60 is a hue hike. And how long before the removal of 25 cents in excise will show on the pumps?

[facthunter]

It will Vary. That has been explained. Down here It's happening NOW.   My most used vehicle is on  gas and it only went to A dollar. Nev

[randomx]

2 hours ago, Jerry_Atrick said:

I'm sorry for the laugh, it was somewhat bemused, but we have all done that once or twice in our lives. So it was one of those, "well, it happens adn welcome to the club" type  laugh. 

 

For some reason, although we're in the sticks and nowhere near a fuel terminal or refinery, fuel in Taunton is cheap. I have no idea why, as even in the next town, Bridgwater, it is usually a few p a litre more expensive. 

 

The local servo we use had diesel at £1.91/litre yesterday (no chance here of the government easing duty - they're broke). Today, it was down to £1.85 so I topped the tank off. 

 

In the news there is concern of fuel supply, but people here seem pretty calm about it.  No jerry cans, no long queues (even before the prices started to rise). We had supply issues about two or so years ago as we ran short on lorry/truck drivers returned to Eastern Europe due to some post Brexit stuff up of the previous government. There was a little panic buying, but deliveries took a little longer and any shortage was short lived.  I guess people who panic bought realised it was futile. 

 

Plus I am not sure even how many people in the sticks know what a jerry can is.. 

 

Also, more people are working from home and driving noticeably less. 

 

 

Yeah right , was trying to remember if you were the one still in the UK and wondering how much fuel was there but so she's pretty pricey there to then eh.

 

l've been away since the start of it here. Was gonna stay longer yet but although they seem ok atm up there no ones too bothered - although they're prob all cringing at the price. But it's a tank and half to get home and so l've left a bit sooner just encase they start rationing on us . Not only that but before it gets any dearer too.

 

Ps , gees onetrack, that's not bad then, that'd make a huge difference on a tank.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[randomx]

Bloody yanks God they're brats sometimes. All carrying on and having breakdowns bc they're paying for a gallon what we almost pay for one Ltr.

Whinging it's gone up 60c in a wk ahhh, try double here.