Petrol prices in Sydney and Brisbane set to hit 11-year high before long weekend
by Australian Associated Press from World news | The Guardian on (#4RMAC)
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Motorists in Sydney and Brisbane have been told it is too late to fill up cheaply before the long weekend and petrol prices are set to hit record highs.
In Sydney the average price of petrol is expected to reach 166c a litre on Wednesday and will not drop again until next week. In Brisbane the record average of 169.9c a litre across the city, set a year ago, will be threatened.
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