fuel security

The next Australian Government must take action on fuel security, Australian Trucking Association (ATA) CEO Ben Maguire said today. 

The ATA represents the 50,000 businesses and 200,000 people in the Australian trucking industry. 

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Ensuring that Australia has an adequate, appropriately costed and reliable supply of diesel fuel must be a Government priority, according to the National Road Transport Association (NatRoad).

Without access to …
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The Coalition government dumped plans to examine a road-user charge because of fears of a political backlash, it has emerged.

As the government mounts a full-blown attack on Labor’s plan …
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The Hon. Angus Taylor MP

Minister for Energy

The Morrison Government is seeking public comment on Australia’s liquid fuel security.

This is the first in-depth look at Australia’s liquid fuel …
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That makes trucking and the whole economy highly vulnerable to any disruption in global fuel supply. The Australian Trucking Association, which represents major companies and industry associations with thousands of …
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On 7 May 2018 the then Minister for the Environment and Energy, the Hon Josh Frydenberg, announced a review of Australia’s fuel security.

NatRoad supports an examination of how fuel …
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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.

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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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