Tyron Whitten (WA, Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party) Share this | Hansard source

One Nation was the first party to call this fuel shortage a crisis. We asked how much fuel we had on hand and we were all told there wasn't a problem. The government is playing catch-up. Our policy will cut through the fuel excise completely. Labor's cuts don't do enough. Our policy will also cut the GST paid on fuel. Currently, the Albanese government is profiting $300 million a month from the soaring spike in fuel prices while Australians are struggling. As the pain at the pump increases, so does the government's GST take on every litre. The government halved the fuel tax, but they are still applying 10 per cent GST on top of the total sale. It's an absolute disgrace.

We've seen the price of diesel double over the past few weeks, and that's if you can get it. Our families are hurting, our farmers are hurting and small business is hurting. WA farmers are seeding soon, putting a crop in at much greater cost. It's a double hit; due to the availability and cost, they can't access enough fertiliser. If our farmers aren't getting the fuel and support they need, where is our food going to come from? Australia has got to have a better plan.

One Nation's plan is clear: trigger the Liquid Fuel Emergency Act 1984. Force supply to be delivered to regional areas and independent distributors. Prioritise defence and essential services. Drop the fuel excise completely. Provide GST relief on fuel for three months. Develop policies that allow Australia to find, process and distribute fuel. Refine our own fuel, build new refineries and increase our fuel storage capacity. Strategic fuel storage must be controlled by Australia on Australian shores. Consider a national reserve, with crude oil companies to prioritise the supply to Australia. The needs of Australia must be catered to first. Remove the impediments to using domestically produced fuel. The fuel crisis has been created by decades of net zero destroying our ability to use our own resources. One Nation will abolish net zero and stop the billions in subsidies that Australians are paying for wind turbines. This will put $30 billion back into the pockets of Australian by abolishing the department of climate change.

One Nation has been saying for decades that we need to be self-reliant. We need to regain our sovereignty. We must take control of our country back.