Angus Taylor (Hume, Liberal Party, Leader of the Opposition) Share this | Hansard source

Searching for a servo that's not empty, filling up a car at an exorbitant cost, cancelling travel plans altogether—this is the Easter that so many Australians face. Instead of a happy holiday, for many, there will be uncertainty. Yes, the fuel crisis started abroad, but it has been amplified here in Australia by complacency and confusion from this government.

First, the energy minister denied there was a crisis. He is a gaslighter extraordinaire. Then, after admitting there was a problem, he sat on his hands. He outsourced his responsibilities to the so-called fuel tsar, and then he blamed Australians for buying too much. He and the PM told us there was plenty of fuel. But, if that's the case, move the fuel. Meanwhile, we know that over 600 servos are without fuel. Then, after the coalition proposed a fully costed plan to slash the fuel tax on Friday, Labor took the weekend off, and then on Monday, they begrudgingly adopted our plan but couldn't say how they would pay for it, adding to the inflationary fire that the Treasurer has overseen.

This government's failure to prepare has become its failure to act, and a failure to act always lands on the shoulders of the Australian people.

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