Coalition Calls for Fuel Excise Cuts to Alleviate Pressure at the Pumps

Coalition calls for fuel excise cuts to alleviate pressure at the pumps

A cut to the fuel excise is among the options the government has on the table to offer temporary relief from petrol price rises. Over the last week, prices rose across Australia's five largest cities an average 18 cents a litre for petrol, and more than 28 cents for diesel.

MP says those calling for fuel excise decrease aren't 'thinking long term'

'Our highways aren't going to be fixed, our potholes will never be fixed.'

Coalition calls for cut to fuel tax as price woes mount

Cutting battery and EV subsidies would help pay for a coalition plan to halve the fuel excise amid...

Coalition calls for immediate halving of fuel tax as national fuel crisis deepens: Webster I Australian Rural & Regional News

The Hon. Anne Webster, Member for Mallee, Media Release, 27 March 2026 The Nationals are calling on the Albanese Government to immediately halve the fuel tax for three months to provide urgent cost of living relief to Australian households and small businesses facing a deepening national fuel crisis. Member for Mallee Dr Anne Webster MP said the move is a practical, immediate step the Government can take today to ease pressure on families alread…