Afternoon Update: PM to address nation; Porepunkah grapples with Dezi Freeman’s death; and a miracle dog rescue Anthony Albanese expected to encourage Australians to play their part in the fuel crisis The Guardian - AU · Apr 1
This Isn’t Just Another Presser. Why Albanese’s National Address On Fuel & Iran Really Matters Anthony Albanese is giving a rare national address on the fuel crisis and the Middle East war. Here's why it matters. Pedestrian.tv · Apr 1
Top Iranian official injured in strike on Tehran – as it happened This liveblog is closed The Guardian - AU · Apr 1
Albanese to address the nation on the Middle East war and fuel crisis Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will address the nation at 7pm Wednesday night on the Middle East war, the fuel crisis and the government’s response to it, and what Australians can do in response. The Conversation · Apr 1
Anthony Albanese to address nation on Wednesday night as treasurer announces Covid-era support measures Prime minister to deliver address live at 7pm AEDT as Jim Chalmers says Iran war having ‘extreme impact on global economy’ The Guardian - AU · Apr 1
Donald Trump Says Iran War Will ‘Come To An End’ Once US Withdraws Within ‘Two To Three Weeks’ “All I have to do is leave Iran and we’ll be doing that very soon.” Pedestrian.tv · Apr 1
Albanese rejects push from Special Minister of State Don Farrell to expand size of parliament Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has quashed a push by his Special Minister of State Don Farrell to increase the size of the federal parliament. The Conversation · Mar 31
Anonymous $200,000 donation to charity providing free meals – as it happened This blog is now closed The Guardian - AU · Mar 30
Energy Lockdown Warnings Grow as Australia Announces Temporary Fuel Excise Cut While officials insist Australia is not facing an immediate shortage, the government's latest move underscores how quickly the crisis is forcing nations to balance economic relief. International Business Times UK · Mar 30
Fuel excise halved and a national security plan: what Labor’s changes mean for the price of your petrol In the short term, Australians should save about 26c a litre at the pump but analysts warn there may be more action required if the energy crisis worsens The Guardian - AU · Mar 30
Afternoon Update: Fuel excise halved for three months; Dezi Freeman shot dead; and when moving abroad for love goes wrong The move will save motorists 26 cents a litre at the pump from 1 April The Guardian - AU · Mar 30
Fuel Excise Slashed, New Powers Unlocked: What The PM’s National Fuel Plan Actually Does The PM’s new fuel crisis plan explained, including the three‑month fuel excise cut and state moves like free public transport. Pedestrian.tv · Mar 30
Did Anthony Albanese just cement a third interest rate hike in May by cutting the fuel excise? Injecting $1.5bn via petrol subsidies into an inflated economy may change things for the Reserve Bank board at its next meeting The Guardian - AU · Mar 30
Trump is impotently railing against the US’s allies. Albanese is right to avoid the president’s global catastrophe The Australian government has little option but to live with Iranian control of the strait of Hormuz and counsel its once great friend to employ what’s left of its diplomatic brain The Guardian - AU · Mar 30
The Conversation · Mar 29 Trump’s unpopularity shields Labor in Newspoll and other polls despite fuel crisis Although Anthony Albanese’s ratings are down in three new federal polls, Labor has maintained a comfortable lead, with the combined vote for the Coalition and One Nation at 46–47% (steady in Newspoll, down one in Redbridge and down three in Fox & Hedgehog).
The Guardian - AU · Mar 29 Labor backs Greens inquiry into gas export tax – as it happened This blog is now closed
AAP · Mar 29 Iran war impact bites Albanese according to new polls One Nation is riding high in two new polls, indicating that despite new jockeys in the leadership saddles, the federal coalition is still in for a bumpy ride.
AAP · Mar 28 Truck tax cut backed as fuel-rationing threat looms Business groups have urged the government to cut the road-user charge for trucks, but not the fuel excise for all motorists.
The Guardian - AU · Mar 27 Labor to use new fuel security powers to underwrite extra shipments to Australia Albanese announces forthcoming legislation to guarantee private sector purchases of fuel and fertiliser
AAP · Mar 27 Australia to be 'overprepared' for ongoing fuel woes Australians are being urged to use common sense instead of stockpiling petrol and diesel as the government proposes new powers to secure supplies.
The Guardian - AU · Mar 27 ‘It’s fired people up’: support grows, including within Labor, for new gas tax to curb wartime profits Government, industry and opposition see growing public support for a new gas tax but the industry is fighting back
International Business Times · Mar 27 Albanese Insists He Did Not Receive Formal Request for Help as Trump Singles Out Australia Anthony Albanese is emphasizing yet again that he received no formal request from the US to help with the Middle East conflict.
The Independent UK · Mar 27 Australia PM tries to reassure public as panic buying sees fuel demand surge 400% in some regions Albanese says Australia's supply of petrol, diesel and oil would be ‘same, if not higher, than it normally would be’
The Conversation · Mar 27 Albanese gives tit-for-tat response to Trump’s criticism of Australia over Iran war Anthony Albanese has pushed back at Donald Trump’s crack at Australia for not providing the United States with as much backing over the Iran war as the president believed it should.
AAP · Mar 27 Coalition calls for cut to fuel tax as price woes mount Cutting battery and EV subsidies would help pay for a coalition plan to halve the fuel excise amid a surge in oil prices caused by the Iran war.