Senate debates

Tuesday, 10 March 2026

Questions without Notice

Fuel Security

2:51 pm

Photo of Tim AyresTim Ayres (NSW, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Industry and Innovation) Share this | Hansard source

Australia is much more resilient in fuel security terms that it was when the Albanese government was first elected, in 2022. We have introduced and implemented the minimum stockpile obligation so that Australia can withstand energy shocks. We are bringing in a gas market reservation to make sure that Australian gas is there for Australian users, and during the Ukraine crisis we acted against the opposition of those opposite, who only know how to oppose.

Contrast this with Mr Taylor's record, who ignored advice to bring in a minimum stockholding obligation, who said—

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