Anthony Albanese (Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

The advice that I gave the parliament on Monday was correct. Every single ship that was due to arrive here in March arrived. That is a fact. Of the 81 ships that were due to arrive here in April, six were cancelled. They were more than replaced by six plus three—nine—additional ships arriving. In addition to that, of course, extra fuel is available from that produced here, because what we did was change the standards for both petrol and diesel so that every bit of fuel that's produced here is kept here domestically. That adds to supply as we go through. We continue to engage with our international partners as well. A range of further discussions will take place over future days, including over Easter. We'll continue to engage with our partners. We're a reliable supplier of energy security around our region. We expect that to be reciprocated.

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