Aussie motorists have been urged to “shop smarter” and retailers warned not to price gouge after the Albanese government wound back its fuel excise relief on Monday — making $2-a-litre the new normal. The government had introduced a temporary excise cut of 32 cents per litre from April 1 and then halved the discount to wholesale fuel prices to 16 cents at the end of June. Premium 95 also broke records when compared with E10, rising by 19.1 cents per litre nationally from the previous record of 13 cents per litre. “The Coalition supported the reduction in the fuel excise when it was originally proposed,” she said. “It’s going to be a tough day for so many Australians today, as the price of fuel increases once again, with the fuel excise coming off,” she said.