Senate debates
Monday, 2 March 2026
Questions without Notice
Fuel Security
2:48 pm
Tim Ayres (NSW, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Industry and Innovation) Share this | Hansard source
I don't want to drone on, but I will just point out that when the new Leader of the Opposition was the minister for energy four out of Australia's six petroleum refineries closed—under the last government. So don't pretend to be concerned about fuel security and vote with these characters. That is exactly the opposite of what should happen here. Four out of six of our petroleum refinery facilities closed under Mr Taylor's maladministration. Mr Turnbull, Mr Morrison and Mr Abbott made a complete mess of our energy policy settings. We are now holding more stocks of aviation fuel, petrol and diesel on land and in ports here in Australia than at any time in the last 15 years. That's the— (Time expired)
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