Bear in mind FuelWatch? Jim Chalmers would. It was the results of Kevin Rudd’s campaigning earlier than the 2007 election on excessive petrol costs.

Rudd promised a nationwide petrol worth monitoring scheme that would alert drivers the place there was cheaper gas. It was applied in 2008 amid leaks from Treasury and criticism from the media, nevertheless it by no means amounted to a lot — primarily as a result of the worldwide monetary disaster got here alongside and smashed inflation.

The Albanese authorities has its personal, fairly completely different, petrol situation, having additionally campaigned exhausting on the price of residing earlier than being elected. It’s sticking to the Morrison authorities’s plan to revive the gas excise degree reduce within the price range earlier this yr, fairly sensibly. The oil worth has been falling since June and is effectively beneath March ranges.