Track current petrol and diesel prices, service station outages and shipments – Australia's fuel crisis in charts

The Guardian World News
by Josh Nicholas and Andy Ball
April 8, 2026
3 min read

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Australia is facing a fuel crisis with shortages and rising prices due to Iran closing the Strait of Hormuz.

How This Affects You

Hundreds of Australian service stations have run empty, and petrol and diesel prices have risen since the war began.

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Australia is experiencing a fuel crisis, with hundreds of service stations running empty and elevated petrol and diesel prices nationwide. This crisis stems from the US and Israel's war on Iran, which began in late February, and Iran's subsequent closure of the Strait of Hormuz. The situation has led to cancelled oil shipments and concerns about national fuel reserves. In response, the federal government has released fuel reserves and cut fuel excises to mitigate the impact. Consumers in cities like Sydney and Melbourne are tracking rising prices and service station outages as the country grapples with fuel availability.

What's Being Done

The federal government has released fuel reserves and cut fuel excise to address the crisis.

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