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Bobby. Gold Member Online Australian Politics Posts: 118617 Melbourne Gender:	Re: Petrol could hit $3 per litre Reply #765 - Yesterday at 3:31pm We always paid far too much for petrol and diesel – twice want the Yanks pay at the bowser. It’s all due to direct and indirect taxes.
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Bobby. Gold Member Online Australian Politics Posts: 118617 Melbourne Gender:	Re: Petrol could hit $3 per litre Reply #766 - Yesterday at 3:32pm flip
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greggerypeccary Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 151618 Gender:	Re: Petrol could hit $3 per litre Reply #769 - Yesterday at 3:41pm Bobby. wrote Yesterday at 3:31pm: We always paid far too much for petrol and diesel – twice want the Yanks pay at the bowser. It’s all due to direct and indirect taxes. Try filling your tank in Denmark, Bobby.
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Re: Petrol could hit $3 per litre
Reply #770 - Yesterday at 3:44pm

greggerypeccary wrote Yesterday at 3:41pm:

Bobby. wrote Yesterday at 3:31pm:

We always paid far too much for petrol and diesel –
twice want the Yanks pay at the bowser.
It’s all due to direct and indirect taxes.

Try filling your tank in Denmark, Bobby.

Pecca,

Right now the Yanks are complaining that they pay US$ 4 per gallon.

We pay around A$8 per gallon. Roll Eyes

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Biggest donger Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 4725 Gender:	Re: Petrol could hit $3 per litre Reply #771 - Yesterday at 3:45pm Bobby. wrote Yesterday at 3:31pm: We always paid far too much for petrol and diesel – twice want the Yanks pay at the bowser. It’s all due to direct and indirect taxes. Australia could have affordable fuel, all we need is a intelligent leader like Trump who would drill baby drill.
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Re: Petrol could hit $3 per litre
Reply #772 - Yesterday at 3:46pm

Biggest donger wrote Yesterday at 3:45pm:

Bobby. wrote Yesterday at 3:31pm:

We always paid far too much for petrol and diesel –
twice want the Yanks pay at the bowser.
It’s all due to direct and indirect taxes.

Australia could have affordable fuel, all we need is a intelligent leader like Trump who would drill baby drill.

The Abbos won't let us.

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Reply #773 - Yesterday at 3:47pm

Bobby. wrote Yesterday at 3:44pm:

greggerypeccary wrote Yesterday at 3:41pm:

Bobby. wrote Yesterday at 3:31pm:

We always paid far too much for petrol and diesel –
twice want the Yanks pay at the bowser.
It’s all due to direct and indirect taxes.

Try filling your tank in Denmark, Bobby.

Pecca,

Right now the Yanks are complaining that they pay US$ 4 per gallon.

We pay around A$8 per gallon. Roll Eyes

Try filling your tank in Denmark.

And try getting free healthcare in the US.

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Reply #774 - Yesterday at 4:11pm

greggerypeccary wrote Yesterday at 3:47pm:

Bobby. wrote Yesterday at 3:44pm:

greggerypeccary wrote Yesterday at 3:41pm:

Bobby. wrote Yesterday at 3:31pm:

We always paid far too much for petrol and diesel –
twice want the Yanks pay at the bowser.
It’s all due to direct and indirect taxes.

Try filling your tank in Denmark, Bobby.

Pecca,

Right now the Yanks are complaining that they pay US$ 4 per gallon.

We pay around A$8 per gallon. Roll Eyes

Try filling your tank in Denmark.

And try getting free healthcare in the US.

That is irrelevant.

We're talking about petrol prices in Australia. Roll Eyes

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Reply #775 - Yesterday at 4:28pm

Bobby. wrote Yesterday at 4:11pm:

greggerypeccary wrote Yesterday at 3:47pm:

Bobby. wrote Yesterday at 3:44pm:

greggerypeccary wrote Yesterday at 3:41pm:

Bobby. wrote Yesterday at 3:31pm:

We always paid far too much for petrol and diesel –
twice want the Yanks pay at the bowser.
It’s all due to direct and indirect taxes.

Try filling your tank in Denmark, Bobby.

Pecca,

Right now the Yanks are complaining that they pay US$ 4 per gallon.

We pay around A$8 per gallon. Roll Eyes

Try filling your tank in Denmark.

And try getting free healthcare in the US.

That is irrelevant.

We're talking about petrol prices in Australia. Roll Eyes

Quite low, in comparison to other OECD countries.

The tax Australians pay on petrol is among the lowest in the OECD group of advanced economies.

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Reply #776 - Yesterday at 5:23pm

SerialBrain9 wrote Yesterday at 2:35pm:

Valkie wrote Yesterday at 7:53am:

How has the price if diesel affected your travel plans?

Since retirement, we have been going away regularly ( over 100 days away last year)
We had planned a couple of trips this year, more than last, but....

I plan our trips based on accom costs and fuel.
We are now self funded retirees, so money is tighter than when I was working.
The April trip was costed at around $600 to $700 in fuel alone.
This is now nearly double that or more $1200 to $1400 because of the fuel costs.
Accom is reasonably stable, but is now less than a quarter of the cost of the fuel.

How is it that accom is half the cost of getting there?
I get reasonable milage with the van attached 15 to 17 litres per 100 KLM.

We looked at just driving there and staying at motels instead, but motels are getting ridiculous and any savings in fuel are eaten up in accom.
This is really stuffing up our retirement.

NOT HAPPY JAN

In an energy rich country like Australia our fuel should be free… but we have been sold out…

1: LPG is still around $1 - could you do a conversion?

2: if you are self funded retirees you are not limited to earning extra income..

Why not get a casual job?

Why not do the lollipop at a school crossing 🚸?

$40 an hour @ 4 hrs a day - 2 hours in the morning 2 hours in the afternoon $160 a day - $800 a week..

40 weeks of the year = $32,000 a year…

This gives you 12 weeks a year for holidays

It also gives you the middle of every week day to do whatever you want to do…

It gets you out of bed each school day and keeps you off the piss until after 4.30pm… lol

All you need is a working with children card…

I've done with working.
I get a part pension, enough to get some benifits that save me quite a bit.
But if I earn too much, actually quite a little, they cut it off completely....no benifits.

Unlike our senior public servants and politicians, we are very limited in how much we can have.
We have been breaking into our savings to travel, but we want to leave a good legacy to our kids and grandkids.
Our home is now valued at well over 1.2 mil and we owe nothing, so excluding any catastrophe, we should help our kids and grandkids quite a bit.

So, we will restrict our travel, a bit, and hope the morons running this once great country, get their act together.

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Re: Petrol could hit $3 per litre
Reply #777 - Yesterday at 6:41pm

greggerypeccary wrote Yesterday at 4:28pm:

Bobby. wrote Yesterday at 4:11pm:

That is irrelevant.

We're talking about petrol prices in Australia. Roll Eyes

Quite low, in comparison to other OECD countries.

The tax Australians pay on petrol is among the lowest in the OECD group of advanced economies.

Read my post - Reply #762 - we pay enormous taxes.

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Reply #778 - Yesterday at 7:00pm

We pay more than in the USA.

We pay 52.6 cents per litre = A$2 per US gallon.

USA taxes on petrol and diesel:

As of mid-2024, the total average tax on gasoline in the USA is approximately 51.01 cents per gallon,
comprising a federal tax of 18.40 cents and average state taxes of 32.61 cents.
Total taxes vary significantly by state,
with 2025 rates highest in California ($\approx$71 cents) and lowest in Alaska ($\approx$9 cents).

Key Gasoline Tax Details (As of July 2024/2025):

Federal Tax: 18.40 cents per gallon.

Average State Tax: 32.61 cents per gallon.

Highest Tax States (2025): California ($\approx$0.71/gal), Illinois ($\approx$0.66/gal).

Lowest Tax States (2025): Alaska ($\approx$0.09/gal), Hawaii ($\approx$0.19/gal).

Diesel Tax: Slightly higher, with a federal rate of 24.40 cents per gallon.

State taxes are subject to change and may include excise taxes, environmental fees, and sales taxes.

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greggerypeccary Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 151618 Gender:	Re: Petrol could hit $3 per litre Reply #779 - Yesterday at 8:56pm Bobby. wrote Yesterday at 7:00pm: We pay more than in the USA. Why are you only focused on the USA? Why not Hong Kong, Denmark, Singapore, Norway, France, Ireland, Germany, Italy, New Zealand, etc.?
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Question: How high fuel price have to become before Australians would make Australian oil stay in Australia?
$3 per litre 3 (18.8%) $4 per litre 3 (18.8%) $5 per litre 2 (12.5%) $6 per litre 0 (0.0%) $7 per litre 1 (6.2%) $8 per litre 0 (0.0%) $9 per litre 4 (25.0%) never 3 (18.8%) Total votes: 16 This Poll ends automatically in 10 days, 5 hours and 25 minutes. « Created by: tallowood on: Mar 17^th, 2026 at 12:36pm »