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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Josh Butler

Why is Anthony Albanese visiting Singapore amid Australia’s fuel crisis – and what could come from it?

Anthony Albanese visits Singapore’s oil and energy facilities on Jurong Island on Friday
Anthony Albanese visits Singapore’s oil and energy facilities on Jurong Island on Friday. Photograph: Tom White/AAP

Anthony Albanese is in Singapore, travelling to the Asian city-state to meet his counterpart, Lawrence Wong. The two prime ministers hold a leaders’ meeting annually, but the summit takes on a new focus this year, with the fuel crisis likely at the top of the agenda.

So, why is Singapore so important to Australia’s fuel stocks, and why did Albanese bring forward the meeting, which was due to be held later in the year? And what will come from it?

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