Malcolm Roberts (Queensland, Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Climate Change and Energy, Senator Ayres. The Australian government has held four inquiries into our fuel reserves in the last seven years, all of which noted our fuel stockpile and refining capacity were insufficient to survive a supply shock. The concept of a reserve is simple: fill the reserve when the price is low and then access it when there's a shortage or high prices as we have now, guaranteeing fair prices and a functioning economy. We're going into a period of war with 25 days of diesel, 20 days of jet fuel and 26 days of petrol in the system. Minister, why has the Albanese government ignored all those reports and failed in its basic duty to protect our food and transport industries from international fuel shocks?