Scott Buchholz (Wright, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

Well, I'm glad I'm making a small contribution to this debate, because I didn't know what the answer was, but it's all been made clear to us! People in regional Queensland now can just pick up public transport—they can get the bus; they can get the train!—though they'll drive past five service stations that don't have fuel in them to get to the bus station. And it's only Labor that could come up with that solution—only Labor!

Last week, here in the parliament, we saw a contribution from the Minister for Climate Change and Energy, who said that we had 34 days of diesel, 32 days of jet fuel and 36 days of unleaded petrol. Five days later, service stations in my electorate, in regional Queensland, are struggling to get fuel. And that's diabolical. They're saying, 'Oh, the reason there are shortages is that there's panic buying.' Yes, because you've got to drive past four service stations that have got no fuel to find one that has got fuel. I'll tell you why.

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