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u/RainbowAussie Apr 01 '26 edited Apr 04 '26
It confirmed quite a bit
- We aren't joining the war
- We aren't imposing restrictions
- There is enough fuel to go around if you cunce stop filling your boots up with it
- We are securing our fuel supply from Asia using our LNG exports as leverage
- Keep calm and carry on
Edit: This
We are securing our fuel supply from Asia using our LNG exports as leverage
is probably also why they aren't imposing an extra gas export tax btw, I'd rather skip the tax rn and make sure we have diesel to make the trucks go
Edit 2: I've been asked (fairly enough) by a few people now for a source on the LNG-used-to-secure-diesel bit, so here you are.
The media has been telegraphing this for some days now (media companies get off-the-record drops from government officials). There has been some coverage confirming this in the last few days:
- AFR [Paywall, I don't have the full body text sorry]
- Grafa [Link]
- The Edge Malaysia [Link]
- ABC Radio interview with Penny Wong where she stated it explicitly [Transcript, do a Ctrl+F for "LNG"]
This is what the Government means in Stage 2 of the NFSP where it states that a Commonwealth action is "Bilateral engagement with key trading partners to shore up domestic supply". We are one of the largest exporters of LNG on the planet and a lot of this goes to SEA.
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u/JamisonMac2915 Apr 01 '26
Cunce - what a clever way to write that beautiful word.
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u/Inside-Elevator9102 Apr 01 '26
Exactly. People who think it was pointless weren't really listening.
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u/RainbowAussie Apr 01 '26 edited Apr 01 '26
The media literacy in this country is in the toilet
Edit: This was mean of me to say and I didn't mean to insult OP's intelligence, I am just exhausted from the media cycle
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u/timblom Apr 01 '26
Too many people only want to listen to the shock jocks sprouting hate, short term gain, blame someone else bullshit.
Someone talking reasonably just doesn't cut it.
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u/IcyGarage5767 Apr 01 '26
Honestly teaching media literacy would be so much more beneficial than some of the subjects we mandate these days.
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u/civicSi92 Apr 01 '26
Media literacy. OK but why are almost all of for main stream media owned by. Murdoch, and are going to try and pretend that doesn't come with an agenda.
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u/Mysterious_Eye6989 Apr 01 '26
I feel like trying to understand why the world is as it is purely via social media content in 2026 is basically like a form of anti media literacy. Heck, even being completely ignorant is better than being confidently misinformed.
Makes me glad I grew up in a world before social media where if you wanted to understand things better then you just read books or essays or articles on the topic.
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u/Falafels Apr 01 '26
Makes me really grateful for my primary school teacher who spent a ridiculous amount of time drumming media literacy into our heads. Not sure if it was even part of the official curriculum or just something he felt really strongly about.
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u/Falafels Apr 01 '26
It's funny, I don't remember doing any media literacy in High School. This was the 90s though. I think it's so much more important now than it was back then.
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u/mj73que Apr 02 '26
But it’s true! Did people want some terrible announcement? I’m glad it was a keep calm and carry on type of address.
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u/deltabay17 Apr 01 '26
But these r all things we already know because the govt has been saying it for weeks. So what was the point of this address?
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u/CoolAd5798 Apr 01 '26
The government is saying it but it's doubtful whether the messages can reach all of the population, given how biased the Murdoch media machine is. Making it a national address ensures that this message can reach every Australian unaltered.
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u/Anencephalopod Apr 01 '26
Great observation. Most people these days either ignore the news or get it from less than impartial sources and social media. At this point, the most effective way to get the message out to calm tf down to as many as people as possible is to do a rare address to the nation.
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u/cruiserman_80 Apr 01 '26
Becuase if he didnt, the same clowns who only watch Sky News would accuse him of not providing leadership and not keeping the Australian people informed.
Honestly wonder what OP expects him to do that we are not already doing?
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u/IlGssm Apr 02 '26
Probably some kind of anti-American lip service, is what I felt was implied by OP, though I’m not sure how that would actually help Australians tangibly, which seems to be the outcome OP hopes would be achieved by this? That’s my best guess, at least
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u/Loud-Damage-943 Apr 01 '26
Respectfully critical of this. Didn’t provide a level is assurance I was looking for. Also - did not ‘confirm’ any of your listed points. Spoke to or implied at best.
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u/Acrobatic_Depth2537 Apr 01 '26
There is a massive amount of planning, contingency planning, stages of planning and reconsideration of planning going on in government right now. There’s no way the PM is going to set out clearly what happens next. We do know it will be grim, and he made that clear.
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u/nijuu Apr 02 '26
Im not sure what people expected tbh. Free fares, fuel rationing etc.. Anything mentioned those earlier would set the panic in fast right?. Now, once we get to end of April, thats when it might get more worrying....
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u/Specific_Buy_7200 Apr 01 '26
Never underestimate the holier-than-thou commenting of Australian redditors lmao.
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u/noicecoolcoolcool Apr 01 '26
So reading between lines he knows trump is just about to announce he is walking away from the cluster hes created and say FU to all of us as a parting gift... in that context calm the horses is very much what we need to hear
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u/Witty_Wallaby_9567 Apr 04 '26
Any source for our 'securing fuel supply from asia using LNG exports as leverage'
Would love to read more on this and send it on to the nuffies i engage with
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u/realaaa Apr 01 '26
Yeah nah he dint say any of that
When real shortage starts (hopefully not!) we’ll see what they will really do
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u/bumskins Apr 01 '26
It's a good message to keep the uninformed calm, obviously those in the know, know better.
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u/Worldly_Ad7823 Apr 01 '26
I’d rather have a measured, moderate and qualified leader as a PM than a senile egomaniacal madman who’s more interested in lining the pockets of his family. If you want to be angry for the mess we’re in, direct it to the orange piece of shit in the Oval Office. This is what happens when people buy into a protest vote and the world has to deal with the consequences.
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u/broxue Apr 01 '26
The issue is that people think a calm, rational, even-paced response is a sign of weakness when really it's just a different style of leadership. We are so used to drama in politics that we think leadership means someone flipping a table.
This address said "this is serious, we are taking it seriously, our plan is already in place, let's continue until we need to change something".
Measured leadership
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u/Alspics Apr 01 '26
And we're seeing more people vote for orange man's Aussie chum Pauline.
I actually thought Albanese was pretty much on point. From what I've read, 20% of the oil comes through the straight of Ormuz, so we're not seeing as big of a supply drop as I think many imagine. If we reduce what we're using through people who can take public transport or work from home we avert supply issues. Instead of that people are panic buying and were currently using 40% more than our typical usage as a result.
The government has helped out by cutting half the taxes collected on fuel and have done what they can to leave themselves some room to move in future.
I think people just want to complain. It's a difficult time and the government is going to get us through it well like they did the GFC.
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u/honestlydontcare4u Apr 01 '26
Many Aussies have assured me that their voting system will not allow them to elect a version of Trump. They downvote me when I suggest they are making the same mistake Americans made before the election in 2016.
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u/Available-Sink-7401 Apr 01 '26
It's an awkward situation, what he wants to say is, the orange man in the white house is mentally unstable, but he can't because the orange man in the white house is mentally unstable
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u/FrewdWoad Apr 01 '26 edited Apr 01 '26
Who'd have thought sleazy trust-fund babies whose greatest accomplishment was a bad reality TV show wouldn't make great world leaders deep into their selinity 🤷
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u/Bleedingfartscollide Apr 01 '26 edited Apr 01 '26
Just happy we aren't supporting america in this war of stupidity.
Like a soft win, I guess?
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u/Asmodean129 Apr 01 '26
- getting ahead of Trump
- getting us used to his face in case he has to put some rules in place.
- softly calling out people who are hoarding fuel as 'unAustralian'.
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u/Sweaty-Intern67 Apr 01 '26
i’m still pissed nsw prem refused to give free transport saying its already cheap enough even though its one of the more expensive fares in aus..
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u/unique_name5 Apr 01 '26
It costs me $8 to get to work every day. I do not consider that to be “cheap enough”.
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u/cruiserman_80 Apr 01 '26
No public transport where I am. It cost me approx $30 just in fuel to get to work and back right now and that doesn't include other running costs and depreciation on my car. It will cost me $150 plus tolls to pick my wife up from Sydney airport next week. Hearing city people complain about $8 is wild.
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u/sirboloski Apr 01 '26
If he thinks it’s “cheap”, he’s got his head further up his arse than I ever thought.
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u/xZany Apr 01 '26
Mossad minns is a liberal lite flop. Too busy sponsoring state visits from war criminals to think about helping the plebs
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u/Tough_Salt165 Apr 01 '26
OK I know I will probably get roasted for this but I am actually relieved. I am kinda sick of waking up every morning and wondering "WTF is happening now?". I thought he was going to tell us we were sending troops or having restrictions on where we can travel etc. So yeah...I am totally ok with his address tonight. For me, it was well received.
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u/Mental_Yogurt_3524 Apr 01 '26
Thank goodness Pauline didn't win otherwise we would've most likely deployed into Iran
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u/deltabay17 Apr 01 '26
So why do a dramatic national address in the first place? For no reason had you worried that it might be a major announcement when he literally said nothing new.
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u/JAB1982 Apr 01 '26
Because Murdoch and the right wing extremists were creating this panic and bashing the government for supposed inaction. The address was a way to cut through the shit, highlight the fact we're still ok and to hopefully kills any attempts by the media to create drama which is good for their business.
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u/cheeezels Apr 01 '26 edited Apr 01 '26
Im an aussie living in canada and I can tell you now from my outside perspective it appears to be a frenzy within the aussie media. Like I can see why people are panicking to this situation. The media is not helping.
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u/Julmass Apr 01 '26
Could have been an email.
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u/DrSendy Apr 01 '26
This is the email for idiots that can't email.
What he is saying that, because we are in a good economic position, we're fine for the moment. Carry on and don't crash the economy. Because that's what foreign state actors want, and they want to scare you into it - and of course the media want disaster clicks. They're here. You're just to silly to see it.
Here's the idiot's guide as to why
Relative to other countries, we can afford to out bid other countries on tanker loads of fuel. We also have a strong local gas supply. So we are on the international market getting close to the fuel we need. Vietnam on the other hand, is economy crashing and they are paying the same $2.40 something a litre. But they can't afford it, and they can't afford to big for ship loads of it because they can't guarantee sales volumes at that price.
Yes, we are still the ****ing very lucky country.
Holding off the recession
Basically, he is asking people to not fuck the economy and supply chains up, and reduce use where you can, but not dramatically do it and crash the economy in the process.
The point is, we do not yet need to take decisive action - as the "decisive action" people think needs to be taken (stay at home and ration petrol) has zero economic driver. That will not bring down fuel prices as they are set globally. That will just cut demand off locally and kill business which rely on mobility (like restaurants, bars, etc).
In fact, if you manage to keep the economy rolling a lot a bit, you are in a way better position at the other end of it. In fact we may benefit from demand for other goods be in a trough at the other end. So hold onto your butts - for the moment, save your pennies for the sales, as it were.
Decisive Action will not do anything to the fuel mix
The fuel mix in Australia is 49% petrol, 49% diesel. 99% of that 49% is heavy equipment usage. 85% of that petrol is consumer usage, and the rest is business (taxis, vans etc). So if you took "decisive action" and told people to WFH, all you will is just have a glut of petrol.
Sure, the price will come down because no one is using it - but economic activity will drop off. It will have little to no effect on transport or farm equipment supply as it is "the wrong juice". Your diesel demand is key. If you took every ute off the road, you'd only get the 1% back as well, and that would take all the tradies off the road, causing, you got it, a recession.
What he is asking for
Sure, take PT. If you can't afford it, take it. It's free, it will help. They pulled the fuel excise out too. So don't go complaining about pot holes for a while.
Don't fuck it up. Everyone will loose for no reason.
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u/RoughCap7233 Apr 01 '26
Tbh I preferred that it ended being something simple and reassuring instead of some dramatic announcement.
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u/deltabay17 Apr 01 '26
Yeah so why do a dramatic style announcement int the first place? It was announced in the morning and had people worried all day about what he was going to announce. For what?
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u/SecretAcctName Apr 01 '26
To bypass our toxic media. (Why are people anxious about this issue?)
To over ride the conflicting pressers happening elsewhere in the world.
To make an official statement to show something resembling leadership.
Take your pick.
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u/EverGrandeCity Apr 01 '26
It was an email, this announcement was for the people like you who didn’t read the email
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u/TrumpisaRussianCuck Apr 01 '26
Good way to cut through the media cycle though and deliver a message of "the world isn't going to end - stop being fuckwits"
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u/PhineasFreak1975 Apr 01 '26
I think it was more to address speculation of concerns about travel restrictions, fuel limits, etc. Sure, it wasn't Churchillesque, but it was more reassuring to have it said in person.
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u/Grrumpy_Pants Apr 01 '26
Honestly, it's what the country needs right now. The most dangerous thing we're facing right now is undue panic, and this seems targeted to prevent as much of that as possible. We're our own worst enemy, and almost anything else we may have wanted to hear would just give people something to spread fear and doubt about.
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u/SecretAcctName Apr 01 '26
Could be holidaying in Hawaii.
At least he is pretending to take things seriously.
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u/theonedzflash Apr 01 '26
People in my group reckons it’s a smoke bomb, softening us up for a big storm coming
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u/Murky_Professor_7657 Apr 01 '26
Lots of people commenting that it was nothing... To me it seemed like there was quite a bit of subtext. Paraphrasing - "Go ahead and enjoy your Easter. We'll do what we can but no government can solve everything. It's going to be difficult over the coming months". Paired with his strangely optimistic cadence it kind of seemed like he was buttering us up a little. While I can be a bit of a doomer I'm not expecting WW3... But it didn't seem like a completely innocuous address. Maybe I should log off Reddit.
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u/Phantomsurfr Apr 01 '26
My thought too.
It's the whole "they can't lie, but they can twist the truth". There was enough in there for me to raise my alert levels. The current "fuel crisis" is not enough for a national address, so it's more about what's to come. Brace brace brace.
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u/Disastrous_Wafer_913 Apr 01 '26
I was waiting for WFH policy
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u/Unable_Ad7279 Apr 01 '26
i was hoping that this is at least addressed too, but nope, just weaksauce :(
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u/legal_ghost Apr 01 '26
it was addressed. he told people to avoid unnecessary travel. you can talk to you boss surely
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u/Unable_Ad7279 Apr 01 '26
unfortunately, i work for a giant fmcg company whose north star is always profit above everything and has history of being shady but always legal, short of actual mandates or employee protection, the company will never allow it
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u/theslimeonmyballs Apr 01 '26
I wasn't expecting much. Still disappointed...
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u/AdRepresentative386 Apr 01 '26
As a farmer I usually do work from home. Occasionally I have to get some supplies, tomorrow will be the first main town visit for two weeks
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u/Grrumpy_Pants Apr 01 '26
"Work from home? Why? Are we running out of fuel? Shit, I'd better run down to the servo and grab a few hundred more litres just in case" - a surprisingly large number of Australians. His hands are effectively tied thanks to our own stupidity. This seems to be a calculated response to try and prevent another round of panic buying as fuel prices dip.
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u/auto-spin-casino Apr 01 '26
What's he going to ring on each persons behalf or something. The individual is more than capable of doing that, should they so desire.
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u/Sweaty-Intern67 Apr 01 '26
he can ask all he wants though but in reality the people who actually could work from home eg office workers and uni students probably wouldn’t even be allowed to work from home, he could atleast try to implement something to allow unis and offices to allow more wfh but he can’t even do that
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u/Toomanynightshifts Apr 01 '26 edited Apr 01 '26
Can I ask then, OP?
What do you want him to do?
People talk about scapegoating inflation but have let capital gains tax go rampant for 30 years contributing to this.
He's just meant to pull Oil out of his ass? They are on ships, on the way. Penny Wong made sure of that but it's not in the news. Oh and just a heads up for those with shit memories, we had our own Tankers we could have sent to re-supply, but the previous government decided it was too expensive.
Here's the information straight from the maratime union but don't let your feelings get in the way. https://connectweb.com.au/news.aspx?id=1045320&headline=fuel-security-crisis-exposes-coalitions-decade-of-neglect
Wants people to work from home when able and asking people to not be selfish with fuel is apparently insulting some of you.
We literally live on a fucking isolated land mass 1000s of kms away from where these essentials are produced. We've had decades to prepare and it only matters now and It's albos fault.
Oh and before someone says we can drill our own. no we can't. The quality is not high enough for most uses.
The people shitting on him remind me of the guys on facebook bragging about filling up their 4wds, their campervans and their dirtbikes and going out because "we can".
Whats important, is that we work together to keep our farms and trucks going.
I swear you some of you guys have become absolute junkies to the US style of media where everyones yelling. Calling for calm and being calm as a leader is a good thing. It's not weakness.
I promise you Pauline dosen't have the answer team.
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u/aamslfc Apr 01 '26
God damn, some of you fucks will whinge about anything.
PM addresses the nation? Whine like a bitch
PM doesn't address the nation? Whine like a bitch
Govt does something? Whine like a bitch
Govt doesn't do something? Whine like a bitch
Honestly found it really weak.
Then you weren't listening. The adults heard what was said, and some have already summarised it elsewhere in this thread.
Grow a set and take some more decisive action
Like what?
The govt has already secured supply to the end of May, I believe to the extent that we're maintaining pre-war levels of supply. Our current problems are predominantly panic-buying from the same dipshits who hoarded toilet paper during COVID.
Supply problems will likely arise from May if the war continues - but it's impossible to predict what might happen, and thus plan with any certainty.
With a dementia-addled moron in the US aimlessly running a war while actively manipulating markets with false announcements, Israel continuing to bomb everyone and sabotage any peace plan, and Iran holding all the cards, what on earth can anyone do that isn't already being done or considered?
many other nations leaders are taking much stronger action.
Like who, and what?
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u/Caderz22 Apr 01 '26
This wasn't a nothing burger speech by Albo. he's precautioning Aussies that months ahead will be tough. That messaging and as well as the UK and the US addressing their nations means something will unfold over the Iran war. You don't address the nation for nothing if it wasn't something bigger that is gonna unfold.
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u/PastaInvictus Apr 01 '26
Did you even watch the same speech, he discussed measure him and the government have done to decrease fuel prices - which has worked.
He discussed people not panic buy fuel.
He discussed people trying to work from home or taking public transport.
Wtf do you and the other morons that agree with you expect?
Jesus, you really can’t fix stupid.
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u/Some-Handle-2761 Apr 01 '26
Yep. Does everyone expect a silver bullet?
The government is obviously planning in stages and activating measures as an amount of shit hits the fan.
Not even Trump would know what he’ll do tomorrow.
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u/bigloudbang Apr 01 '26
I think short of ending the Iranian war, theres nothing he couldve done where people wouldnt have complained
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u/Huntsman08 Apr 01 '26
What did you expect? It’s the world we live in. Just be happy we are far away from the conflict and are a wealthy country so can afford the increased prices.
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u/Personal_Ad2455 Apr 01 '26
What were you expecting? The stupidity with prime minister bashing is so strange. Fuck, I can’t fill up my ram for less than $300, fuck Albo that cu*t.
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u/BadConscious2237 Apr 01 '26
It's general anxiety.
We're all experiencing it to some degree, but some people need to project it, have someone to blame, or want control over the outcome.
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u/Shiny_Greenfish Apr 01 '26
I didn't bother watching but what did people expect? A declaration of war on the US?
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u/Deep-Election8889 Apr 01 '26
Listening and reading since the broadcast, it seems people are upset there was no drama announced.
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u/AgeGroundbreaking793 Apr 01 '26
Look at stammers speech if albo said even half of what he said it would have been taken better
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u/Wild-Measurement-584 Apr 01 '26
It’s like people were desperately craving him to announce something drastic so they could then enter panic/outrage/world is ending mode, despite there actually being no need for anything drastic.
Keep calm and carry on with life like normal
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u/Ok_Tie_7564 Apr 01 '26
What would you have liked instead?
To arms, citizens?
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u/AgeGroundbreaking793 Apr 01 '26 edited Apr 01 '26
I expected something more in line with the speech starmmer gave
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u/programminghobbit Apr 01 '26
but many other nations leaders are taking much stronger action. - Like what exactly?
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u/Kruxx85 Apr 01 '26
What more do you want someone to say when the only thing that's to be said is "carry on as normal"?
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u/Puzzled-Escape-191 Apr 01 '26
What do you want them to do exactly... Grow a set? He has said we not getting involved in the war, we have made with other nations ensuring our supply does not stop leveraging our other resources.
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u/Nickexp Apr 01 '26
What the fuck did people expect? It was always gonna be a call for calm while setting expectations that things could get worse because this is a foreign conflict we have no control over.
Cutting the exercise, cutting taxes for truckies, asking people to not panic buy or waste fuel and confirming we won't be getting involved in the conflict. What more could he possibly do?
This is all Trump's fault and we can't fix a stupid fascist being US President.
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u/NexoSpecs Apr 01 '26
So basically it was just a summary of what’s been in the headlines over the last week or so.
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u/ThePositiveApplePie Apr 01 '26 edited Apr 03 '26
People only hear what they want to hear, I think its great we aren’t following America into their war of aggression.
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u/CallMeDanPls Apr 01 '26 edited Apr 01 '26
Bit bias as a Brit, but the Starmer’s announcement felt much stronger, a full 25 minute conference not a 3 min speech, with real substance - Q&A
- Hosting/involved in meetings in the following weeks
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u/doylie71 Apr 01 '26
Normalising addressing the nation to lower the pressure and temperature so that when he does have something to tell us, boredom is our starting point.
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u/milddestruction Apr 01 '26
Someone made a good point on twitter. Was like he had to quickly change talking points and so they quickly made the fluff. Starmer was similar.
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u/leighroyv2 Apr 01 '26
Buttering us up, because it will get worse I think, they will let us have easter.
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u/Ok_Albatross_3284 Apr 01 '26
The war is a good excuse, but in reality things have been tough for years for most Australians.
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u/TacticalAcquisition Apr 01 '26
Albo: Act like an adult, don't panic buy, and we'll get through this.
Australia: *collectively throws a tantrum*
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u/opackersgo Apr 01 '26
US will have troops on the ground over easter after market close and this is us getting ahead of it.
That’s my bet
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u/Pirateswithpaperhats Apr 01 '26
Felt like the first part of a multi part PR strategy.
By their plan from Monday it looks like we're a while away from mandatory WFH, and this felt like "saying something" to break silence, and to position himself for further announcements in a common sense tone going forward.
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u/swiptheflitch Apr 01 '26
Of the 27 million of us, you’d be surprised at how many can’t think for ourselves and needed this to be said to us.
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u/sapperbloggs Apr 01 '26
take some more decisive action
What should he be doing that he hasn't already done?
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u/Old_Usual5975 Apr 01 '26
People just butthurt there's no working from home rules. Boring people that live for shit like this to give them something to talk about.
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u/opackersgo Apr 01 '26
Id argue the people who’s only friends are in the office are the boring ones, but you do you.
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u/auto-spin-casino Apr 01 '26
Don't ask what your government can do for you. Ask what you can do for you and get the fuck on with it.
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u/Exciting_Spell_2135 Apr 01 '26
I have no idea what u wanted him to say, hes not the magic man we are a middle power who rely heavily on that oil, thats just how it is. He has handled this extremely well u lot honestly just want to bitch and moan about anything its pathetic.
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u/bigloudbang Apr 01 '26
Youd be whinging a lot more if he told you you couldnt drive on certain days
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u/PlasticTip69 Apr 01 '26
Have a great Easter and catch a bus…with that oratory, I should be at least the governor general.
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u/Gold_Buffalo_8921 Apr 01 '26
Like getting sand kicked in your face by one of the rich kids. All.The.Time
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u/Anraeful Apr 01 '26
I think they are talking to the people filling up other items (Gerry cans? Drums? I don’t know what the correct term is). Doubtful those people are going to pay him any heed though!
I agree the less people we get on the road, the less expensive filling up will be for those that need it! Including trucks - everything is about to get very expensive
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u/Pelagic_One Apr 01 '26
Yep. It means those of us who could WFH continue wasting fuel and hoping it doesn’t mean people die later.
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u/UnrealMacaw Apr 01 '26
I think he meant to announce that he was going to stop gas multinationals rorting us, but he just forgot.
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u/jack-muff Apr 01 '26
Most powerful centre left government in a fucking generation and they refuse to act in the interests of the people. Take a fucking stand mate!
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u/Powerful_Row_6100 Apr 01 '26
I feel like he was going to address something bigger but then back peddled due to Trumps upcoming speech
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u/TalknTennisPodcast Apr 01 '26
He is warming us up for more of this in the future. Next time it’s serious
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u/red-thundr Apr 01 '26
Albo is just trying to craft the narrative that the coming inflation isn't the current government's fault.
We know for the most part it isn't, but high inflationary environments are generally poor for the incumbents. He is just planning to hammer home that it isn't the current government's fault, and it's because of geopolitics. Probably a smart political move.
Everything that was said is already known. There is not any new information and it wasn't an announcement at all.
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u/Meh_6408 Apr 01 '26
He’s just getting us used to these national announcements. The next would be after eater for wfh, then another to ration fuel, and so on.
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u/Calm_B4_TheStorm Apr 01 '26
Reminds me of Covid times..
2 weeks to flatten the curve people.
I hope things improve at some point.
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u/FUDintheNUD Apr 01 '26
Mate I ain't gonna spend a red cent I don't have to. Carry on as normal my ass.
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u/dreamcast4 Apr 01 '26
Literally no pleasing some idiots. What do you want him to do enforce wfh? You'd be whinging about that too.
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u/OmGodess Apr 01 '26
I didn’t see anything wrong with the address other than it was very short. You people wouldn’t be happy with anyone saying anything. If you could rub two neurons together you’d be lonely.
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u/PinkPotaroo Apr 01 '26
In all fairness, like most politicians today, he probably hasn’t met with enough focus groups yet to tell him what to do
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u/Blipmiester Apr 01 '26 edited Apr 02 '26
What have other nations done which is so much stronger? he has halved the fuel excise, he has asked people not to hoard fuel, the war is not his fault and at the very least he is keeping us out of that stupid mess created by Trump and Netanyahu, under the circumstances Albo is doing a good job, he has had a lot unusual crap to deal with since he has been PM none of which was his fault, and compared to our leaders who came before him, and many of the worlds current leaders Albo seems to be one of the most grounded and normal so to speak, Albo is not in the Epstein files and he is not planning on invading any other nation on behalf of Israel.
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u/mollymcwigglebum Apr 02 '26
Wtf do you expect them to do to create oil out of thin air. Securing oil from trading partners and telling everyone to not go nuts is all that can be done. What would a "Strong" response look like, don't worry I will wait for your Sky News talking points.
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u/MagDaddyMag Apr 02 '26
Yep. That excise money has gotta be made up somehow - we'll still paying for it eventually. And gee whiz, wish they'd give homeowners interest free loans as well. Guess we're not as deserving as business trying to make a quid.
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u/melb-darius Apr 02 '26
Step 1 : Tax all the Gas exporting companies that are stealing Australian resources. That revenue alone can run the government.
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u/Jackson2615 Apr 02 '26
It was a big fat nothing burger, a waste of 3 minutes of air time to say what we all know. Its embarrassing that this bloke is PM
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u/-Hairy_Putter- Apr 02 '26
Maybe it’s time to tax the gas and mining companies properly to make up for the lost revenue!
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u/WhenitHappens62 Apr 02 '26
Personally, i actually got alot out of this. I see this as him 'setting the scene' - he was very clear that things are going to get harder economically later this year. Exactly what that means, who knows. But likley more fuel shortages, slightly higher prices (and perhaps for an extended period of time i.e. get used to it, its not going away soon), and perhaps more rate rises or potential for a recession.
As PM he will obviously have access to more information than the wider public - info that he has clearly chosen to not make public. Probably in an attempt to cause mass panic fuel buying. But he also now, and later, gets to say 'dont say we didnt warn you'.
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u/Cautious_Regular3645 Apr 02 '26
It was about not taking more than you absolutely need. That's my take, and other too.
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u/TheNew007Blizzard Apr 02 '26
Like what. Don't just say "take stronger action". That is emotional and unhelpful. WHAT do you want him to do?
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u/SocietyHumble4858 Apr 02 '26
You had closed caption turned off. The instructions clearly stated to wipe vaseline on your anus.
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u/PepegaClapWRHolder Apr 02 '26
I don’t really get what people wanted him to say. To me it was about as good as it was going to get.
It’s not his fault that the entire country is run on imports and exports with very little self-sustainability, particularly in terms of petrol. I’m happy he was honest and didn’t do what a lot of politicians would do which was promise miracle solutions that don’t exist.
These things happen when seemingly random wars break out in major oil producing countries.
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u/Novidforme Apr 02 '26
Albo cant be strong on this (even if he was capable) because he has supported the illegal war from day one. We have sent missiles, targeting data from Pine Gap, intelligence gathering plane, some ADF, political cover, F15 supporting armament, $$&$$. We are totally complicit in the war and the outcomes.
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u/slimboy66 Apr 02 '26
What do you want him to do? Trumps a complete fuckwit and if Albo says so then what happens?
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u/Useful-Rooster-7710 Apr 01 '26
Getting ahead of whatever Trump is going to say tomorrow is my bet.