Colin Boyce (Flynn, Liberal National Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

My question is to the Minister for Climate Change and Energy. I refer to your previous answer with respect to supply of diesel at service stations in the east coast states. Could the minister supply us with information on the lack of diesel and fuel at service stations in the Northern Territory, South Australia and Tasmania?

Chris Bowen (McMahon, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Climate Change and Energy) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

We'll continue to work with the states cooperatively through the National Cabinet and through the energy ministers council, which convened on Friday. National Cabinet convened earlier in the week, and both will convene again soon and will continue to share information. I am participating in a Tasmanian roundtable at the request of the acting—

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Chris Bowen (McMahon, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Climate Change and Energy) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I am participating this afternoon in a Tasmanian government organised roundtable at the request of the Liberal minister for energy in Tasmania, which I'm very happy to participate in. I can report to the House in terms of flow of fuel to regional Australia. The release of the minimum stock obligation, which I approved a little over a week ago, was conditional on fuel flowing to regional Australia.

Milton Dick (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Well, the minister was asked a question about—

Chris Bowen (McMahon, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Climate Change and Energy) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

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Milton Dick (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

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