Sydney Times

BREAKING: We're funding a Government-owned fuel reserve and securing 50 days of fuel supply. The federal Budget next week will include an Australian Fuel Security and Resilience package to protect our nation’s energy interests. As part of that package we are announcing we'll provide more than $10 billion to secure Australia’s near term fuel and fertiliser security, establish a permanent Government-owned Australian Fuel Security Reserve of around a billion litres, and lift the Minimum Stockholding Obligation by around 10 days for every type of fuel. This is all about securing more fuel for Australian motorists and industry and more fuel security for Australia’s economy.

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@ABCmediawatch Great work from Clinton Besser and his team at the ABC!

Google AI summaries mean opportunity for big news players, and Armageddon for the little guys. #MediaWatch

A moment of reckoning for the two trillion-dollar social media giants Meta and Google, a bellwether court case finding they deliberately targeted children with weapons of mass addiction. #MediaWatch

An astonishing number of us have allowed Meta and other social media outfits into our most intimate spaces. Handing these corporations a licence to be the means by which we talk to one another. #MediaWatch

Australia is one of the world’s most important producers of critical raw material. In contrast, Europe is one of the world’s major users. So today, we agreed on four major projects, covering production of rare earths, lithium, and tungsten. And we also agreed to launch negotiations on Australia’s accession to Horizon, Europe’s flagship innovation programme!

My friends it is clear the future of Europe is only one to become a Federation! A European Federation I defend this with all the countries on this map! This should be our future together, strong a superpower!

Our new laws to crack down on petrol price gouging have just passed Parliament. We're doubling penalties for companies doing the wrong thing. Because there's no excuse for increasing profits at the expense of Australians.

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Russia is systematically targeting energy infrastructure. We are helping Ukraine resist and fight back with new support. And with our €920 million “Repair, Rebuild, Restart” Plan for 2026-2027, we are preparing for next winter. twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…

Russia is using cold as a weapon of war. But Ukraine's resistance is remarkable. And Europe's solidarity remains as strong as ever. We are rebuilding Ukraine's energy grid and improving its protection. We are supporting Ukraine through this winter.

A charade, a pantomime, a circus. We shouldn’t touch it with a barge pole.

The greatest threat Russia presents right now is that it gains more at the negotiation table than it has achieved on the battlefield. Russia’s maximalist demands cannot be met with a minimalist response. Extract of my speech at @MunSecConf ↓

@MikeCarlton01 Amazing

Gosh. Shockingly anti-Semitic.

@MikeCarlton01 Amazing !