Nothing quite hits the nation's hip pocket like home loan interest rate rises and spiralling petrol prices. But while interest rates generally fluctuate within a range of a few per cent, and go towards paying off a significant family asset that appreciates in value in the long-term, petrol is a disposable commodity burned chiefly in order to get to work from our sprawling outer suburbs.rnPetrol prices have been skyrocketing this year. Cue electoral unrest.rnBut the recent spike that sent petrol prices to $1.70 per litre is merely a taste of things to come. Indeed the CSIRO-led Future Fuels Forum predicted in July that petrol prices could reach $8 per litre within 10 years.
展开▼
