The far-flung nations of the Pacific face a common challenge this year: spiking prices of fuel and food.
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A Coalition government would boost Australia’s minimum fuel reserve to 60 days.
The federal government has secured access to 250,000 tonnes of extra urea from Indonesia for Australian farmers.
We speak to independent economist Chris Richardson on the fuel crisis and the Australian economy.
The blaze at the Geelong oil refinery in Victoria has reportedly been extinguished. But residents in the area may be worried about the health effects of lingering smoke.
The move comes following a meeting between Albanese and Singaporean Prime Minister Lawrence Wong.
Some are calling for Australia to follow in the footsteps of other countries that are mandating WFH or shorter weeks. Here’s what the evidence says.
Promoting fuel saving measures as vital to energy security would help frame the oil shock as a technical problem to be solved, not a political issue to be fought.
US President Donald Trump has threatened to “demolish” Iran if it doesn’t reopen the crucial shipping channel, but it’s not the most likely path to reopening.
Albanese said the fuel crisis won’t prevent the government from delivering its “most ambitious” budget. In doing so, he set the marker of how to judge it.
Home builders with fixed price contracts can only absorb so much cost pressure. Research shows which builders were already at most risk, even before the war started.
The policy announcement will come in a speech where Albanese emphasises the government’s economic reform agenda and commitment to an ‘ambitious’ budget.
In the first national address since 2020, he encouraged Australians to “do their part”.
Australians are being urged to switch to E10 fuel, as the US-Iran conflict continues to put pressure on diesel and petrol supplies.
Money accumulated as stabilisation fund should be released to oil marketers promptly to avoid artificial shortages.
As a short term measure, modular refineries may help Nigeria with its fuel crisis. It is however not likely to be a long term solution.
With fuel shortages and economic ruin causing havoc in the country, Lebanon is in dire need of help. But its supporters may have run out of patience.
The long queues and forecourt closures have been blamed on lorry driver shortages and panic buying. But is that the whole story?
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