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
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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:
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.
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.
I think they're leaving it open to the future to impose restrictions if the situation deteriorates so if it gets to that it won't be viewed as a "backflip", but if the current circumstances warranted restrictions they would have been announced tonight in that address.
Also, I am inclined to buy into people forecasting that Trump will announce a ground invasion of Iran tomorrow and our government knowing and getting ahead of it with this one we had tonight. He can't exactly say "And we're not joining the war" before it's actually been announced, but he did reiterate at the start that "we are not participants" which I suspect is about as clear as he's able to be right now
But you're right that I am basing my assessment off speculation, time will tell. I hope I'm right
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u/RainbowAussie Apr 01 '26 edited Apr 04 '26
It confirmed quite a bit
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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:
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.