Supply

Australia has been willfully out of compliance with International Energy Agency treaty obligations as to fuel reserves for years.

Under the Agreement on an International Energy Programme (I.E.P.), each IEA country …
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Labor leader Bill Shorten would immediately move to safeguard Australia’s fuel security by boosting emergency stocks if he wins the next election.

The pledge comes amid warnings the nation is …
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The federal government’s Energy Department has warned that Australia is seen as a “free rider” by other nations because of its low and internationally non-compliant fuel stockpiles.

And …
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Delays in addressing the nation’s low domestic fuel stockpiles — including just 22 days of petrol and 17 days of diesel — have sparked warnings from Coalition MPs and …
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JUST before lunchtime on Monday, the driveway of the BP Junction Hill is lined with people waiting to fill up.

It’s discount day at the out of town service station, …
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A lack of coherent policy for managing Australia’s liquid fuel reserves represents a risk to national security, according to retired Air Vice-Marshal John Blackburn.

Earlier this year, Australia’s liquid fuel …
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The claim

In the wake of US airstrikes on Syria, Liberal Senator Jim Molan raised concerns about Australian fuel supplies being affected by conflict in the Middle East.

Speaking …
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Australia depends heavily on imported fuel, but having become used to huge surpluses of coal, gas and uranium, energy security has never been a strong concern.

Australia is an island …
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Amid the escalating Syria conflict, the focus has turned closer to home with some reports suggesting Australia’s fuel supply could run dry. SBS News asked the experts if that is …
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Energy security experts have backed Liberal senator Jim Molan’s warning that Australia is at risk of running out of fuel within weeks and that military strikes on Syria should be …
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