Fatima Payman (WA, Australia's Voice) Share this | Hansard source

I'm sure that I was not alone in breathing a sigh of relief when I heard the Prime Minister speak in Hobart last week. After weeks of uncertainty, Australians learnt that the government had appointed a fuel tsar and a government taskforce. Should we speed up the transition to renewables? Should we build domestic refining capacity? Should we crack down on opportunistic price gouging at the bowser? Should we look at the 52.6c of excise the government collects on every litre of petrol? Nah. Fuel tsar, taskforce—that'll do it. Last week in WA, servo chain Vibe announced it will limit the amount of petrol that customers can buy. Across Perth, petrol prices are as high as $2.60, almost a dollar higher than they were a month ago. The Treasurer said he'll be making hard decisions in the May budget. Listen up, Treasurer. Australians have been making hard decisions every day. They do not need the government to make it harder. (Time expired)