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Australia to release nearly 20% of fuel stockpile as Bowen insists country ‘nowhere near’ running out

Energy minister cuts fuel companies’ minimum stock obligations to free up diesel and petrol, which will be directed to regional Australia

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Afternoon Update: Labor fuel quality downgrade to pump supply into regions; Atlassian’s AI-driven layoffs; and finding your personal style

Chris Bowen has announced Labor will temporarily relax fuel standard rules for 60 days to put an extra 100m litres a month into the system.

The Guardian - AU

If there was ever a moment for Australia’s shift to renewables and EVs, this is it

Yes, Australia needs fuel. But the Middle East war also shows the necessity of setting ourselves up for the future

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‘Vicious cycle’: panic buying is biggest risk to Australia’s petrol supplies, experts say

Government and motoring groups say there is no shortage of fuel supplies but stockpiling has left country service stations running dry, as Iran war sparks oil price fears

The Guardian - AU

5 members of Iranian women’s soccer team defect, Australia deploys RAAF plane and missiles to Gulf

The Albanese government has given humanitarian visas to five members of the Iranian women’s soccer team, including its captain, to enable them to remain in Australia, and is offering protection to any more of the women who want to defect.

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Double whammy: food prices warning over war fuel shock

Panic buying has forced some regional service stations to impose fuel restrictions as farmers warn shoppers to brace for grocery price hikes.

AAP

No ill winds blowing for renewables spending in budget

No cuts to the federal renewable energy program can be expected in the budget, assures the climate minister in response to a rumoured savings blitz.

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Labor says Australia won’t run out of fuel due to the Iran conflict. So how much do we have and how long will it last?

The amount of crude oil being refined locally has dwindled in recent years – but officials say Australia’s strategic reserve means there’s no need to worry

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Chris Bowen urges motorists not to panic-buy petrol as oil prices jump amid Iran conflict

Energy minister says ‘there is no need to rush to the service station and fill up’ as treasurer urges consumer watchdog to monitor for price gouging

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Data centres spruiked as energy grid 'shock absorbers'

Australia has the energy resources to host data centres and they can be built to play nicely with the electricity network, the federal climate minister says.

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Chalmers signals ‘belt tightening’ to come in May budget – as it happened

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Australia at climate crossroads as old fuel path tapers

Australia has an opportunity to redeem itself on international climate policy and lead a fossil fuel phase out, says a prominent international activist.

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DJ more, channel Zohran and get a sleep doctor: Adam Bandt on life after politics and saving the planet

The former Greens leader’s appointment as CEO of the Australian Conservation Foundation raised eyebrows – but for him, the mission remains the same

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Police investigate illegal riding on Sydney Harbour Bridge – as it happened

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Fossil fuels are doomed – and Trump can’t save them

The past three years have been the world’s hottest on record. In 2025, Earth was 1.44°C warmer than the long-term average, perilously close to breaching the Paris Agreement goal of 1.5°C.

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Human remains found in bushfire area – as it happened

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Australian among the injured in New Year’s Eve fire that killed 40 at Swiss ski resort

Australia’s department of foreign affairs providing consular assistance to person injured at Crans-Montana and their family

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Gun laws accelerated as PM laments Bondi politicisation

There is no need for someone in suburban Sydney to own six long firearms, the prime minister has said as he reveals new measures to toughen up gun laws.

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‘Historic’ gas reservation policy to force major producers to set aside up to a quarter for Australian use

Chris Bowen announces long-awaited policy aimed at lowering energy prices on Australia’s east coast

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Albanese government announces gas reservation plan to address supply and price

The federal government has announced its much-anticipated gas reservation scheme, to provide security for Australia’s domestic supply and put downward pressure on prices.

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Gas reservation promises 'downward pressure' on prices

Australia will divert more of its gas for local use rather than export under a long-awaited reservation policy designed to ward off shortfalls.

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Pre-poll expense tweaks made to 'simplify': minister

The government has defended rule changes made before the federal election amid a growing furore about politicians' taxpayer-funded travel expenses.

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Bowen says Turnbull-era travel expenses rules were changed to simplify them, despite criticism they became broader

Updated wording expands definition of ‘party political duties’ as Labor politicians come under scrutiny for spending

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'Smash-hit' battery scheme topped up, subsidies trimmed

Government backing for home batteries will be dialled back for larger systems in a move intended to make the scheme sustainable and open to more households.

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Grattan on Friday: when the music stopped, Greens had out-stepped flat-footed Liberals on environment deal

Come dance with me! That was Environment Minister Murray Watt’s invitation to the opposition as he prepared to push through his reforms to the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act.

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