Anne Webster (Mallee, National Party, Shadow Minister for Regional Development, Local Government and Territories) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

My question is to the Minister for Climate Change and Energy. I refer to his statement earlier that there were almost 500 service stations which have run dry. This morning, Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan said: 'My very strong view that I took to National Cabinet last week is that any consideration of supply management should be coordinated at a national level.' When will the minister take action to ensure fuel gets to where it is needed?

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

I thank the member for Mallee for the question. The contradiction in it, I think, is obvious from the nature of it, which is that the Victorian Premier said that at the meeting that was convened to nationally coordinate activity, to have a national fuel supply coordinator in Anthea Harris and to have all of the state and territory governments to appoint someone as well so we could deal with the bureaucracy. Then energy ministers were convened the day after, on Friday, to coordinate that approach with the energy ministers. I intend convening again the National Cabinet meeting. We'll meet next week to further coordinate the activity that we are taking and, indeed, in coordinating that activity, it is important that we have national consistency.

Opposition Members:

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

Order! Members on my left. I can't hear a word that anyone saying because of the constant chatter. There are not even interjections any more, it's just noise.