Community transport providers are also calling for action on the rising fuel costs, after a survey by Community Transport Organisation found more than 75 per cent of providers will be financially unviable once diesel prices reach $3.50 a litre.
Conducting two surveys across its 65 member network, the advocacy organisation found that if diesel reaches $4.00 a litre, more than 80 per cent of providers will be forced to cut services.
Of those still operating at full capacity, two-thirds will exhaust their ability to deliver services within six weeks (67 per cent).