00:02A world away from war, motorists in Alice Springs are seeing the results.
00:07Fuel companies using the chaos to reap profits when much of the Territory is still flood affected, according to the
00:13anti-government.
00:14This is gouging at its worst at a time, particularly for the Territory when you look at what's happened here
00:19over the last month or two.
00:21We've had significant rains, we're coming off the back of Cyclone Fiena.
00:25Territory has been doing it tough for the last couple of months.
00:27The Treasurer urging motorists to shop around, admitting there's not much any government can do except support the Federal Consumer
00:35Watchdog to investigate.
00:36Call out the ones that are gouging us and they said that's the data that I can provide to the
00:42ACCC and hopefully they can do something about it.
00:45The NT's motoring body says crude oil prices have not risen enough to justify the price hikes in Darwin, but
00:52also recognising it could be worse.
00:54In the Northern Territory we are doing okay, especially in Darwin.
00:58There's a lot of fuel being sold in the low 180s, whereas I hear in the eastern states, especially in
01:03Sydney and Melbourne, they're paying up to 220.
01:07Hardest hit, those in remote communities who've always had to wear Australia's highest fuel prices.
01:13The problem with fuel increases is that it's going to have a flow and impact across the community, so things
01:19like groceries and all of that could become more expensive as well.
01:23So it is a concern if retailers do decide to keep these prices up unrealistically high.
01:27A spokesperson for United Petroleum says as wholesale prices decline or stabilise, motorists can expect fuel prices to follow.
01:37But adding it was impossible to predict when that would occur with war in the Middle East and the barrel
01:43price escalating.
01:44For example, I what I'm saying?
01:45Before, stopping side of the US, therefore I admit it.
01:46You
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