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

I say to the member, with respect, that most people who've looked at this issue for more than a nanosecond recognise that the connection between Australia being a secure supplier of energy in our region is one of the things that have led to us being a secure receiver of energy in our region as well. At a time when we have a global crisis as a result of the war in the Middle East, to then just dismiss that and pretend that that is not happening is something that—it's on the news every day. It's not a secret war. It's not secret that the Strait of Hormuz is shut, and it's not secret that that is having an impact here. It is also not a secret because we have declared that this is our absolute priority. Quite frankly, the achievements that have been done with the support of industry, through Export Finance Australia, through working with our refineries and through working with our suppliers, have been quite extraordinary. I take the opportunity to thank Singapore, Brunei, Malaysia, South Korea, Malaysia and China for the cooperative way in which we've delivered.

I tell you what—if someone turns up at a petrol station and there's no fuel, that's when you have a big issue, because it's so important as well for our agricultural sector. (Time expired)

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