Transport industry can apply for interest-free loans up to $5m to cover excess fuel costs
The Australian Government has announced a $1 billion Economic Resilience Program to be drawn from the $15 billion National Reconstruction…
11 fuel refineries catch fire across the world since March 1
From News Voice In the roughly seven weeks since February 28, 2026, multiple significant fires and explosions have struck fuel…
Cost, lack of diesel and fertiliser adding $148m to cane growers bottom line
Canefarmers have doubts they can access 91,000,000 litres of diesel needed for this year’s annual sugar cane harvest which contributes…
Strait of Hormuz open for transit to all ships, US-Iran deal almost completed
Truth Social “THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ IS COMPLETELY OPEN AND READY FOR BUSINESS AND FULL PASSAGE, BUT THE NAVAL BLOCKADE…
121 Strait of Hormuz oil tankers divert to US to load oil; imminent Queensland oil drilling a pipe dream
Trump has snookered Iran and has blockaded the entire Strait of Hormuz. The oil tankers have set sail for US…
Israel sabotages US ceasefire with Iran by bombing Lebanon
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu has been running rogue during the six week-long Iranian war threatening the peace deal Donald Trump…
Defence report describes our vulnerability when supply chains collapse
This is a Department of Defence document. Obtained through Freedom of Information. Defence FOI 433/19/20. In February 2019, before COVID,…
Marles in breach of contract over fuel
Letter to the Editor The week before last I wrote to my federal guy, Richard Marles levelling the charge of…
Sugar cane harvest starts in June, could run out of diesel before it can be finished
KAP Federal Member for Kennedy, Bob Katter, has delivered an urgent warning to Australia’s Prime Minister that without immediate intervention,…
Inflation and cost-of-living running as rampant as fuel prices
There was a time in Australia where sheep were primarily grown for their wool. The meat was a “secondary” product;…
“Brother, I’m Cooked”: Fuel crunch hits tradies and prawn industry as costs surge
April 1, 2026 – The worsening fuel crisis is forcing Australian sole traders to rethink how they work, with many…
Australia has no oil reserves in the US or anywhere else: Liberal Government sold our oil in 2022
Cairns News Exclusive Australia has no oil or fuel stored in the United States of America or anywhere else for…
Fuel shock and rate hike raises the pressures on businesses and households
March 17, 2026 CPA Australia warns today’s interest rate rise will deepen the cost-of-living crisis and make it tougher for…
Halve or remove 52.6c fuel excise and GST now or no farmers – no food: Katter
KAP Federal Member for Kennedy Bob Katter has written to the Prime Minister to immediately halve fuel excise tax to…
Katter tags ACCC as ‘toothless tiger’ monitoring fuel prices, warns no fuel available now for essential services in the bush
As imported petrol prices cripple our transport and tourism industries, farmers and families, the Federal Member for Kennedy has today…
Prepare for $10 fuel at the bowser
Monday March 3, 2026 By David Llewellyn Smith, https://macrobusiness.cmail20.com/t/i-e-ztyfc-ilwkhydtj-r/ Oil is up 18% at $109 this morning. Goldman reckons oil…