Ahead of the Easter break, we had two weeks in Parliament where the fuel crisis was the central issue, as it is in many households and businesses across the country. It was a relief when the Federal Government took on the Coalition’s call to halve the fuel tax to provide urgent relief from escalating fuel…
Jamie Chaffey, Federal Member for Parkes, today called on residents of the Parkes electorate to report fuel shortages in their area using a new website, www.nofuelhere.com.au as communities across regional Australia feel the sting of the nation’s fuel crisis. “I’ve spoken to people across the Parkes electorate who were among the first ones to be impacted by…
Less than two weeks ago, Energy Minister Chris Bowen scoffed at the Coalition’s efforts to bring the fuel crisis to his attention. There was no problem, he said. Fuel supplies were as high as they had ever been in Australia, he said. At the very time he handed us this platitude, farmers across my electorate…
Federal Member for Parkes Jamie Chaffey today called on residents of the Parkes electorate to report fuel shortages in their area using a new website, www.nofuelhere.com.au as communities across regional Australia feel the sting of the nation’s fuel crisis. “I have had many calls and emails from concerned residents, farmers and business owners who just can’t get…
This isn’t a panic buying problem – farmers and independent wholesalers are simply not being given access to fuel. And no fuel means no food for the country.
I put this question to the Minister for Climate Change and Energy Chris Bowen this week: What action is the Minister taking to fix Australia’s fuel supply shortages? Minister Bowen’s answer? It’s the fault of everyday Australians for panic buying. 1. Labor cannot even identify where the fuel shortages are occurring, despite their own department…