Queensland premier floats state-owned petrol stations and cap on fuel price hikes in re-election bid
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Queensland Premier Steven Miles says the state-owned fuel stations would operate on a cost recovery basis and would sell petrol and diesel alongside electric vehicle fast chargers.
  • Labor will establish 12 publicly-owned fuel stations if re-elected in October, with the sites to be determined by where competition is most needed across the state.
  • In his state of the state address on Tuesday, Mr Miles will also announce Labor’s plan to ban petrol stations from raising the price of fuel more than once a day and a trial to cap price increases to 5 cents a litre a day.
  • Australasian Convenience and Petroleum Marketers Association chief executive Mark McKenzie told ABC Radio Brisbane it was unclear if Labor had the ability to implement the plan.
  • Dave.@aussie.zone
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    3 months ago

    It seems similar to WA’s approach to fuel prices with a bit more bite. Over there changes are locked to once every 24 hours and they have to notify a government agency the afternoon before the change.

    And remember: every time you hear the Queensland minerals council crying about royalties on TV and how they’re the largest in the worrrrld, this - along with 50 cent fares, cost of living rebates in your power bill, and a bunch of other stuff - is funded by that.