Diesel drivers are gearing up for even more financial pain at the pump from next week as the Middle East conflict sends the price of oil through the roof.
Charlton Hart and Joe Spagnolo
The Iran war has shown how easily fuel security can be compromised. A comprehensive, detailed, credible fuel plan should be at the centre of any ‘reform’ agenda from our Government.
Michelle Grattan
The Prime Minister missed the mark this week — but it doesn’t mean it can’t be done.
Lanna Hill
It can be hard to evaluate the sound and fury coming out of Washington about the war in the Middle East, but Australia must be ready to help get fuel flowing again.
The West Australian
Perth motorists are set for slight relief at the bowsers on Saturday, but diesel continues to trend up as experts warn Government intervention won’t make much of a difference for long.
Oliver Lane
Australia is standing firm on its commitment to cheaper medicines under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme after US President Donald Trump slapped a 100 per cent tariff on pharmaceuticals overnight.
Hannah Cross
Defence minister Richard Marles is refusing to comment on the deployment of special forces to the Middle East but has made one thing ‘absolutely clear’.
Andrew Greene
Anthony Albanese has urged Australians to catch up with family and friends and take it easy on the roads over Easter, but made no mention of the fuel crisis that is cutting some holiday plans short.
Jessica Page
Australia’s economy must keep running throughout the fuel crisis, Anthony Albanese has declared as he warned that things would get tougher for Australians even if Donald Trump ended the war in Iran immediately.
Katina Curtis
Australia will reduce gambling advertisements on TV, radio, online and on the field, alongside a ban on sports stars and celebrities appearing in such campaigns.
Caitlyn Rintoul
The Prime Minister has cautiously backed Donald Trump’s declaration that the war in the Middle East is ‘nearing completion’ and repeated his own calls for a de-escalation of the conflict with Iran.
Petrol and diesel prices should fall another 5.7¢ a litre after State and Territory leaders struck a deal to waive extra GST worth an estimated $400 million and use it to further reduce fuel excise.
The Government has warned Australia could face shortages of gas over winter as the Resources Minister says she’s considering using the gas trigger to keep gas on home soil.
Anthony Albanese is expected to fly into Singapore after the Easter break to shore up fuel supply agreements from Australia’s oil exporting neighbours.
West Aussie motorists have been offered a marginal reprieve at the bowser today as petrol prices retreated from record highs for the first time in weeks.
Caitlin Vinci
Anthony Albanese has urged Australians to go about their business as normal but warned that ‘the months ahead may not be easy’ in a national address designed to reassure, but lacking policy announcements.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has addressed the nation. READ HIS FULL SPEECH
Anthony Albanese
Anthony Albanese has urged Australians to go about their business as normal in a national address designed to reassure and keep the economy running during the war-induced fuel crisis.
Within days, the Prime Minister has gone from telling Australians to proceed with their Easter plans, to warning them to conserve fuel. This isn’t good.
AI giant Anthropic has sealed a multi-billion dollar deal with the Albanese government to track and advance the use of artificial intelligence in Australia.
Jim Chalmers has taken aim at the States for failing to reach an agreement over how to cut GST on soaring fuel prices, telling them they made a promise to Australians and now they must follow through.
Communication Minister Anika Wells says the Australian Government has known ‘all summer’ that under-16s were circumnavigating the social media ban but claims the ‘law isn’t failing’.
A WA trucking firm owner says she’s ‘angry’ and ‘fed up’ after spending half a million dollars on fuel contracts which haven’t been fulfilled — grinding her 57 truck business in the Goldfields to a halt.
The 26-cent cut to fuel excise will be quickly overtaken by prices that continue to rise with no end to the Iran war in sight.
Jessica Page and Katina Curtis
