Australia Fuel

• Exclusif : le gouvernement devrait soutenir les projets qui privilégient les énergies renouvelables afin de protéger les consommateurs contre les chocs de prix persistants, affirment-ils • Recevez nos alertes infos par e-mail, notre application gratuite ou notre podcast d'actualité quotidien • D'anciens dirigeants de l'industrie pétrolière et gazière, y compris des cadres supérieurs de BP et Shell, avertissent le gouvernement Albanese que les Australiens risquent des chocs de prix continus et des coûts plus élevés s'il donne la priorité au développement des combustibles fossiles en réponse à la crise énergétique mondiale.

La ministre des Affaires étrangères déclare que la Chine a accepté de faciliter les exportations de kérosène afin d'atténuer les ruptures d'approvisionnement. Suivez l'actualité d'aujourd'hui en direct. Recevez notre e-mail d'alerte info, notre application gratuite ou notre podcast d'actualité quotidien. Bonjour et bienvenue sur notre blog d'actualités en direct. Je suis Martin Farrer pour les principaux titres de la nuit, et Nick Visser prendra ensuite le relais. Penny Wong a été très active lors de son dernier voyage à l'étranger, affirmant que la Chine a accepté de négocier sur les ventes de kérosène pour aider à atténuer la crise pétrolière mondiale. Continuer la lecture...

Les marchés financiers parient sur le fait que la Reserve Bank augmentera les taux d'intérêt pour la troisième réunion consécutive mardi prochain •Recevez notre e-mail d'actualités urgentes, notre application gratuite ou notre podcast d'actualités quotidien L'inflation a bondi à 4,6 % sur l'année s'achevant en mars, contre 3,7 % le mois précédent, ce que les experts décrivent comme le début d'un choc pétrolier lié à la guerre en Iran qui se propagera dans l'économie au cours des prochains mois. Les marchés financiers parient sur le fait que la Reserve Bank augmentera les taux d'intérêt pour la troisième réunion consécutive mardi prochain, alors que les responsables s'efforcent de gérer le « scénario cauchemardesque » consistant à contenir l'inflation alors même que la croissance devrait ralentir brusquement. Lire la suite...

Club chief says ‘anodyne acknowledgements’ can be ‘overworked’. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastGood morning and welcome to our live news blog. I’m Martin Farrer with the top overnight stories and then it will be Nick Visser with the main action.The RSL has announced it will review its guidance on welcome to country addresses at Anzac Day services after Indigenous leaders were booed at three dawn services on Saturday. Continue reading...

Foreign affairs minister begins another diplomatic tour to secure Australia’s fuel and energy supply chains. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastGood morning, Nick Visser here to guide you through the day’s news. Here’s what’s on deck:The foreign minister, Penny Wong, will travel to Japan today, part of a diplomatic trip to secure fuel supplies that will also include visits to China and South Korea. She said the effort will help “ensure Australia is prioritised as a reliable energy partner”. Continue reading...

The trend has been accelerated by the US-Israel war on Iran, leaving households – and cafe owners – glum, surveys suggestFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastFor many coffee drinkers, takeaway orders are changing from a habitual purchase to an occasional treat, as elevated petrol prices and other living costs leave households feeling glum.This rapid shift in behaviour has disappointed cafe owners and surprised economists, raising an uneasy question: if takeaway coffee sales are falling, is the economy next? Continue reading...

PM to update state and territory leaders and is weighing options to increase oil refining in Australia. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastGood morning and welcome to our live news blog. I’m Martin Farrer with the top overnight stories. Nick Visser will take the reins shortly.Anthony Albanese will convene the national cabinet again in coming days to discuss the fuel crisis, he told the ABC’s 7.30 program last night, as the government considers options to boost domestic fuel refining capacity. Continue reading...

How much fuel does Australia have left today, and when could we run out? Track how much petrol and diesel prices have risen near you in Sydney, Melbourne and across the country.Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe federal government has released fuel reserves, cut fuel excise taxes and rolled out a national fuel security plan as Australia battles a fuel crisis.While we know there have been outages and price increases, it can be difficult to get a full picture of what is happening – this is partly due to the thousands of independent businesses and different governments involved. We have brought together the latest data on prices, outages and oil tanker deliveries. Continue reading...

After Singapore last week, the PM visits supplier of 9% of Australia’s diesel as treasurer travels to Washington for G20 finance ministers’ meetingGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAnthony Albanese has arrived in Brunei Darussalam, the first Australian prime minister to fly to the oil-rich country for a meeting with the sultan, where he’ll discuss fuel supplies with the world’s longest serving monarch, Andrew Greene has reported from the travelling media pool.Arriving in Bandar Seri Begawan yesterday for his second trip to Asia in a week, Albanese was officially welcomed on the tarmac before making his way to the Brunei Darussalam-Australia memorial to lay a wreath. Continue reading...

Experts say ‘cautious consumption’ shows households bracing for return to extended period of financial pressure experienced during pandemic yearsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralians are choosing chicken schnitzel over more expensive rib-eye steak, avoiding entrees and sticking with tap water rather than a glass of wine amid ongoing uncertainty surrounding the fuel crisis and war in Iran.As soon as the numbers on the petrol bowser started climbing last month as the US and Israel launched strikes on Iran, the customer response was swift. Continue reading...