Rick Wilson (O'Connor, Liberal Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

My question is to the Minister for Climate Change and Energy. On 10 March 2026, the minister stated:

… the fact of the matter is we have enough diesel in Australia for our needs for the foreseeable future … And it's important that government and industry are working together …

Can the minister advise the House as to how many service stations in each state and territory are currently out of fuel?

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

I thank the honourable gentleman for the question. In New South Wales, the figure is164 without diesel, 289 without at least one type of fuel. In Queensland the figure is 55 with no diesel and 35 with no regular unleaded. That's out of 1,800 service stations. I should have said, in New South Wales, those figures are out of 2,417 service stations. In Victoria, the figure is 162 with one or more grades unavailable out of 1,627 service stations. In South Australia, it's 46 with one or more grades unavailable out of 700. In Western Australia, I'm advised it's six out of 771, with the total stock out. In Tasmania, it is one with no diesel and six with no unleaded out of 250 service stations. In the Northern Territory, the Northern Territory administration advises me that there are no shortages as a result of fuel supply, but there are of course issues in relation to flooding and road access, and there are no outages in the ACT.