Fuelcast: Fuel forces prices up

Fuelcast: Fuel forces prices up

From ABC Business Daily by ABC Australia

May 1, 2026 · 7 min

About this episode

The episode discusses the recent fluctuations in Brent Crude prices and the impact on Australian supermarkets amid rising cost pressures.

Brent Crude has spiked and fallen. Donald Trump is being briefed on new military possibilities in Iran. And Australian supermarket giants Coles and Woolies have warned that they are facing higher cost pressures from transportation to packaging. It's been another busy week in fuel news. Carrington Clarke and Alan Kohler help you keep on top of the numbers behind the ongoing energy crisis on Fuelcast on ABC Business Daily. Got a burning brent crude question? Send an email to Carrington and the team abcbusinessdaily@abc.net.au

People in this episode

Host: Carrington Clarke

Guest: Alan Kohler

Topics covered

  • fuel prices
  • energy crisis
  • transportation costs
  • packaging costs
  • Brent Crude
  • supermarket giants

Keywords

  • Brent Crude
  • fuel prices
  • Coles
  • Woolies
  • energy crisis
  • transportation costs
  • packaging costs

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: ABC Business Daily, Coles, Woolies, Donald Trump

Products: Brent Crude

Places: Iran

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