Electric-vehicle sales have reached a new high in Australia as more motorists ditch diesel and petrol models during a period of soaring fuel prices.
Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson
Electric bike sales are surging, retailers say, as motorists look to save at the bowser with fuel prices expected to remain high for months to come.
Nick Wilson and Tess Ikonomou
Perth locals trying to beat the fuel crisis are dusting the cobwebs off their old bikes and walking them into suburban workshops for a long-overdue service while others are investing in e-rideables.
Harriet Flinn and Claire Sadler
Australia’s competition watchdog has warned fuel retailers they should fully pass on all excise cuts ‘as quickly as possible’, while revealing that Perth motorists have so far benefited the least.
Adrian Rauso
Most drivers have felt the squeeze of surging petrol prices thanks to the war in Iran. But just how much it costs per minute to get a single litre of petrol has increased at an eye-watering level.
Adrian Lowe
As the ongoing fuel crisis is making the need for reliable public transport more apparent than ever, South West residents may not have much longer to wait for the return of their beloved train line.
Craig Duncan
A $100 million scheme designed to cut the cost of buying an electric vehicle will launch during a period of record demand.
Regional residents are concerned temporary free public transport to offset fuel prices in one state will make finding a seat harder than ever.
Nick Wilson
Three electric truck charging hubs will be built in one Australian capital city in the first stage of a project designed to power up the transport transition.
It seems WA is unlikely to follow in the footsteps of Victoria and Tasmania to provide free public transport amid soaring cost of living prices.
Kirsty Lichtenstein
Skyrocketing diesel prices are adding cost and uncertainty to heavy transport and operators are calling for help to change the industry's direction.
Authorities say five people have been killed when a train and van collided in Mississippi.
Staff Writers
WA’s iron ore giants have no plans to halt mining as cyclone Narelle menaces the State’s North West, while one major port even opted not to clear its harbour in a ‘highly unusual’ move.
Enquiries about new and second-hand electric cars are setting records as motorists look for ways to avoid the rising price of petrol and diesel.
A growing list of fuel stations in Perth and regional Western Australia are running dry amid the war in the Middle East, with the State placed on ‘yellow alert’ for the shortage. SEE THE FULL LIST.
Caitlyn Rintoul
Many women are reporting unwanted conversation, being asked personal and sexual questions and staring by the driver in rideshare vehicles and taxis.
Alex Mitchell
More Perth residents are already turning to public transport amid skyrocketing fuel prices, with the Cook Government refusing to say if it will increase services.
Oliver Lane
Australia could cut emissions and car parks by introducing self-driving cars, but the technology could also have unexpected negative effects on roads.
More people than ever used public transport in Perth in 2025, with that number expected to grow as petrol prices surge.
Transport firms are calling on the State Government to provide clear information on fuel availability — and any potential shortages — amid fears drivers could get stranded hundreds of kilometres from home.
Simone Grogan
Many Australian motorists plan to park an electric or hybrid vehicle in their garage in future but one policy change could alter their path.
Road trains will soon be authorised to carry an extra 10 tonnes of petrol, diesel and fertiliser in a bid to distribute more fuel to regional WA amidst escalating tensions in the Middle East.
Jessica Evensen
More than 100,000 Australians have taken advantage of the federal government's tax exemption for electric vehicles but households in one location are most keen.
A 42-year-old man has been charged with two offences after allegedly abusing the pilot and crew during and after a flight to Albany from Perth.
Claire Middleton
