source : the age
Perth drivers looking for a bargain will be making the most of prices at the bowser today ahead of tomorrow’s major price hikes.
Across WA, today fuel is the cheapest it’s been all year, at an average of $1.48 per litre, but that is set to change.
From tomorrow, the federal government’s fuel excise will be halved from 32 cents a litre to 16 cents a litre – adding about an extra $10 per tank.
There will be some relief for WA drivers though, with the state’s $100 fuel payment able to be claimed from tomorrow, via the ServiceWA app.
Here’s what’s happening across the nation and around the world today:
- Labour MP Andy Burnham has promised a “10-year mission” to raise living standards if he becomes Britain’s prime minister within weeks, declaring he wants to rebuild industry and revive the regions by giving more power to mayors across the country.
- A striking absence of snow has left Australia’s slopes muddy and bare and the ski industry pinning hopes of a salvageable season on a late downfall to cover the alps.
Good morning and welcome to our live news blog for this Tuesday, the 30th of June.
Making headlines today, West Australian Simon Peter Carman went about the ordinary business of shopping, eating out and doing his laundry as a teenage girl he is accused of murdering lay stuffed inside a suitcase for hours in his room in a coastal Thai town, police allege.
Fast detective work and a network of CCTV cameras that captured the 45-year-old’s seemingly casual comings and goings on Thursday led to Carman’s arrest at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport the following day, just minutes before he was to board a flight to Australia.
Meanwhile, Perth’s property market appears to be slowly swinging in favour of buyers instead of sellers.
