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The U-Go self-serve model of petrol station has become popular with motorists seeking cheaper fuel.

Australian drivers flock to staff-free servos as fuel prices bite

A major fuel supplier will add more than 100 self-serve sites to its discount chain amid a rush of demand from motorists seeking relief from record prices.

  • Nick Toscano

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Grant Bourke purchased the Artisan Farmer pub in Nabiac for about $15 million.

A truck stop called Plan B Whitsunday just sold for $13m. What’s Plan A worth?

Selling a northbound truck stop in Halfway Creek, anchored by ASX-listed tenant Ampol, for around $13 million appears to be a great outcome.

  • Carolyn Cummins
Ampol blamed panic buying for fuel shortages.

Fuel chief blames panic buying for ‘short-term’ shortages

The nation’s largest petrol station operator is racing to lock in alternative fuel shipments.

  • Nick Toscano
Te 70-year-old Geelong oil refinery was the first in a wave of postwar refineries to come onstream across Australia. Today, it is one of just two that remain.

Local refiners seek federal lifeline as fuel supply fears grow

Labor is locked in high-stakes talks to keep Australia’s last two oil refineries open as Middle East fuel shock fears deepen.

  • Nick Toscano
Viva Energy, owner of the Geelong oil refinery, is seeking approval to begin importing liquefied natural gas into Victoria for the first time.

Is there a new energy future for Australia’s remaining oil refiners?

A sprawling oil refinery in Geelong — one of just two left in Australia — is pushing to develop greener products and import gas amid questions about its future.

  • Nick Toscano
Ampol’s Lytton plant is one of just two oil refineries left in Australia.

Australia’s biggest oil refinery is struggling as profit sinks

Petrol station giant Ampol’s Lytton refinery in Brisbane – one of just two refineries left in Australia – has been forced to cut its output as it tackles a sharp drop in margins.

  • Nick Toscano
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Greens leader Adam Bandt during a doorstop interview in the press gallery, at Parliament House in Canberra.

Adam Bandt pledges to supersize corporate taxes

To sweeten the deal, the Greens say much of the revenue would pay for cost-of-living measures, such as including dental cover in Medicare.

  • James Massola
Ampol charging stations.

Fuel giant Ampol to miss target for electric vehicle charging bays

Australia’s top fuel supplier say its plan to install 300 electric charging bays by the end of this year is moving slower than expected.

  • Nick Toscano
An Ampol Charging station that will be installed into Stockland town centres

Stockland and Ampol rev up superfast EV charging stations

Property landlord Stockland has joined forces with fuel supplier Ampol to roll out AmpCharge fast and ultra-fast electric vehicle charging infrastructure.

  • Carolyn Cummins
William Walkley founded Ampol and established the Walkley Awards for journalism. He also argued in favour of keeping Australia a “white man’s country”.

Walkley Awards organiser condemns racist comments of its founder

The Walkley Foundation expressed deep regret for the racist views expressed by Sir William Gaston Walkley in a 1960s column.

  • Calum Jaspan and Alex Crowe