澳大利亚总理阿尔巴尼斯表示政府不计划延长燃油消费税优惠，该优惠将于8月2日到期，但暗示政府将在未来几天和几周内宣布新的燃油相关措施。[1] 政府已预留100亿澳元用于燃油安全计划。[1]
国内汽油和柴油价格近期大幅上升。[1] 墨尔本无铅汽油价格上升至每升1.80澳元（上升6%），柴油至每升2.17澳元（上升12%）；悉尼无铅汽油平均价格升至每升171.5澳分（上升10澳分），柴油升至每升209.2澳分（上升22澳分）。[1] 全球布伦特原油价格本周飙升至每桶100美元以上，为5月以来首次。[1] 预计在消费税优惠到期后，由于全球油价上涨和中东地缘政治局势，澳大利亚油价将进一步攀升。[1] 目前澳大利亚油气库存保持充足，汽油库存为42天、柴油38天、喷气燃料32天，均高于2026年3月季度水平。[1]
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced that the government will not extend the fuel excise relief scheme beyond its expiration on August 2, but indicated that new fuel-related measures will be announced in the coming days [1]. The decision comes as petrol and diesel prices surge across Australia, driven by rising global crude oil costs and geopolitical tensions in the Middle East [1].
Fuel prices have climbed sharply in recent weeks. Unleaded petrol in Melbourne has risen to $1.80 per litre, a 6 percent increase, while diesel has reached $2.17 per litre, up 12 percent [1]. In Sydney, the average price for unleaded petrol has increased to 171.5 cents per litre—a 10-cent rise—and diesel has climbed to 209.2 cents per litre, up 22 cents [1]. Brent crude oil prices surged above $100 per barrel this week, marking the first time since May this threshold has been reached [1]. The fuel excise relief, which was originally set to expire on July 31, was extended to August 2, with the discount reduced from 32 Australian cents per litre to 16 cents [1].
The government has allocated $10 billion toward a fuel security plan and will unveil additional measures in the coming days and weeks, according to Albanese [1]. Current Australian fuel reserves remain relatively strong, with petrol stocks at 42 days of supply, diesel at 38 days, and jet fuel at 32 days—all exceeding levels from the March quarter of 2026 [1].