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Growers across the country are grappling with surging fuel prices and inconsistent rainfall.
South Africa needs a credible gas plan tied to procurement, infrastructure and industrial policy.
The closed Hormuz Strait and a dearth of Russian diesel will trigger further volatility.
Australia could direct revenue towards electrification, not further diesel consumption.
Greater public fuel reserves will be held in Australia and more fuel kept in private stocks. The government’s new fuel plans are sensible – just late.
To be financed off-budget and implemented fully by 2030, the plan includes $3.2 billion for a government-owned storage facility. But details are scarce.
With the same fiscal support that Canberra found to back the oil industry, we could start to end our oil dependence.
Australia has been forced to conserve and even ration fuel several times in its history.
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.
Without adequate fertiliser, crops such as wheat and barley produce lower yields with lower protein content.
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.
Modelling shows higher costs affecting freight, food production, and manufacturing – pushing up the cost of all kinds of goods, from steak to steel.
The Middle East conflict is the latest crisis to hit the industry.
The Albanese government faces problems on several fronts as the Iran War drags on.
For many drivers, the question is no longer whether an EV could work for them – it is simply a matter of when.
‘Dirty fuel’ may sound scary. But here’s why we’re unlikely to see a wave of new disease with this temporary lift in sulfur levels.
If we want to keep our food supplies secure, understanding what farmers need in diesel supplies now – and in coming months – will be crucial.
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Professor of Transport Technology and Sustainability, Swinburne University of Technology
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Adjunct Professor of Transport, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor of Law, Deakin University
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Adjunct Professor in Sustainability, The University of Western Australia
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Associate Professor in Environmental Engineering, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor of Sustainability, Curtin University
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PhD Student in Renewable Energy Storage, Swansea University
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Senior Research Consultant at the Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor of Institutional Economics, RMIT University
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Distinguished visiting professor, University of Glasgow
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Professor in Practice on Environmental Innovation, School of Social and Environmental Sustainability, University of Glasgow, UK, National University of Singapore
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Research Associate, Centre for Trust, Peace and Social Relations, Coventry University
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Professor of Urban Transport and Public Health, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Psychology, School of Social Sciences, Nottingham Trent University
