Fill up now, or wait?

Metro fuel prices move in a saw-tooth cycle, days of slow falls, then a sharp jump. These calls come from each state's daily median (Diesel), straight off the government feeds.

• Australian Capital TerritoryWait if you can: prices are falling.286.9¢
• New South WalesFill up now: prices are near the cycle low.273.9¢
• Northern TerritoryPrices are steady here. Fill when convenient.299.9¢
• QueenslandWait if you can: prices are falling.269.9¢
• South AustraliaMid-cycle, no strong signal either way.271.9¢
• TasmaniaFill up now: prices are near the cycle low.277.0¢
• VictoriaWait if you can: prices are falling.273.9¢
• Western AustraliaWait if you can: prices are falling.270.9¢

Guidance, not gospel, regional towns often skip the metro cycle entirely.