26/04/2026
"Just take public transport." Easy advice if you live in a city.
For regional Australians, that option barely exists. While 42% of city dwellers have already switched to public transport to cope with rising fuel costs, just 22% of regional Australians have done the same.
So what are they doing instead? Cutting travel altogether.
For regional Australia, rising fuel costs aren't an inconvenience. They're a trap.