Suppliers and retailers need to explain increasing petrol prices

A petrol bowser at a Caltex service station in Sydney Source: AAP/Paul Miller

The government says petrol companies are on notice after giving Australia's consumer monitor new powers to scrutinise the industry. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission says drivers need to know how fuel companies are justifying price hikes. Petrol most expensive in Hobart, with Canberra, Sydney and Melbourne are following...

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