Thanks Trump. Diesel is about to pass $3AUD per litre.
That works out to roughly $8USD per gallon.
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thereturn932Mar 23, 2026
+45
It’s already above 2,1EUR (~ 3.5AUD) in Germany
45
Nova55Mar 23, 2026
+14
I was so happy when it was down to 1,60€ after covid.. didnt even last a month.
14
DYTREMMar 23, 2026
+25
Same in Quebec, Canada.
Guess who will be footing the bill of fuel extra charges added on by anyone selling anything? Hell, Canadian airlines never removed them after COVID even after the price per barrel hit $40.
We have such great corporate citizens in our country.
25
youreloserMar 23, 2026
+7
Even if our oil doesn't come through the Strait of Hormuz, the price will go up globally simply due to supply and demand - they can just charge us more because they can. Should've bought shares in oil companies, oh well.
7
No-Construction1862Mar 23, 2026
+20
In Ireland it's currently hovering between €2.27 - €2.36 per ltr depending on location of petrol station, which is roughly $9 -$10 (USD) a gallon according to Google
Still waiting on the government to step in (supposedly tomorrow) but I suspect anything they will do won't have an effect, basically too little too late.
Thanks to Trump & Netanyahu the absolute pricks 🤬
20
GoldCoinDonationMar 23, 2026
+1
you guys need to get the Clancey Brothers to sort it out like they did in the 60s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAFMgt4FeK0
1
QuestGiverMar 23, 2026
+8
Are you tired of winning yet?!?
8
Large-chipsMar 23, 2026
+3
Paid $3.04 a litre here in metro Melb today. Ampol
3
willcritchlow23Mar 24, 2026
+2
Yeah seen 3.04 in Brisbane.
2
frozen1cedMar 24, 2026
+3
Diesel is on average SGD$3.73/liter in Singapore currently.
Works out to be USD$10.95/gallon.
3
HelftheuvelMar 23, 2026
+2
Almost is over $3AUD/L in many places
2
Consistent_BootMar 24, 2026
+1
Holy shit
1
Butane9000Mar 23, 2026
-25
I still can't believe you all pay in litres.
-25
wildernesstypoMar 23, 2026
+11
Im not going to buy it in mL
11
Butane9000Mar 23, 2026
-17
I'm American we but it per gallon or roughly 3.785 liters. I paid $3.30/gal on Friday for E85
-17
ZelaWkMar 23, 2026
+17
You’ll find most of the world pays by the litre.
17
Ineedsomuchsleep170Mar 24, 2026
+5
And the entire world can't believe you all still use the imperial system.
5
Oldest_BoomerMar 23, 2026
+472
Thanks donny you dumbass POS, may a thousand wombats come and shit in your golf holes.
472
the_colonelclinkMar 23, 2026
+120
To be fair. In COVID, we already learned that we shouldn’t rely on a single foreign import source for vital things.
It’s kind of on the government that we’re back in this position again.
120
HiVisEngineerMar 23, 2026
+71
To an extent sure, but the problem can be traced a lot further back.
Successive governments (the bulk of them liberal) have failed to increase our on-shore reserves. The liberals allowed refineries to close - a completely obvious national security risk to anyone with an IQ above room temperature.
Enter stage left, Angus Taylor. Who buys a stack of oil and “stores it in the US”. Yeap, across an entire ocean. Fantastic, well done Angus.
Contrast that to the current government. Investing in storage to increase on-shore reserves - with out days in reserve up, even in the face of increasing demand. Add in electrification incentives, we’re in a much better position now than what it would have been under further liberal inaction.
So yes, it’s easy to just blame the government for not doing enough, and yes they could do more. But given the shit sandwich they were handed from the liberals - and that none of this can be fixed overnight - I think it could be a HELL of a lot worse. I know who I’d rather running the show.
Edit: this is related to Australian politics, for those confused.
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Skum31Mar 24, 2026
+5
Kind of funny how you have to clarify that it’s about Aussie politics when it’s about the Australian situation.
But to your original comment. Not sure if you’re an expert but you seemed to know a thing or two. Would the net zero stuff and emissions have to do with closing the Aussie refineries? I’ve seen a lot of stuff about them not being viable but what is the cause? Genuinely asking because I’m not knowledgeable about the situations behind their closure other than “it’s the governments fault”
5
HiVisEngineerMar 24, 2026
+2
Sometimes I forget that the world outside of America doesn’t exist… then again, Australia is a fake land full of actors and birds aren’t real, right? ;)
Ah net zero is separate from refinery closures (at least, so far).
Basically, we can’t compete on cost compared to Asian mega refineries - it all comes down to cost per unit. They can import/refine/ship far cheaper than we can, due to a mix of labour cost and proximity to both supply and customer. Eventually demand on liquid fuels should be so low that refineries can’t compete, and you’ll end up with only one or two refineries in a region to supply those last few liquid fuel machines.
Ironically, net zero is impacting our power network economics, especially where they’ve been privatised. Your access charge + cents/kw cover the entire system from generating the power to transmission and then distribution to your house. Those network costs are pretty much fixed - so as people install solar & batteries, the funds recovered to maintain the network drop (particularly when those are off grid installations, not just “backup”). So unit costs go up - eventually the remaining users hold the bag with high network access charges. One more reason why power privatisation is a terrible idea.
2
Skum31Mar 24, 2026
+2
Thanks. I work in the electrical distribution sector so have a bit more of an understanding of that area and I totally agree with your assessment.
But very limited on then refining and petroleum sector. Thanks for the info. Media always plays the blame game. I don’t care whose fault it is I just want the people in charge to help fix whatever problem has been caused from them or others. Build a better Australia and all that
2
belljs87Mar 23, 2026
-67
You'd rather have the pedophile felon whos bombing of another country at the behest of another country is why we're in the mess we're in currently?
You're trying to tell me if we didn't bomb Iran that gas would still be as high as it is right now?
-67
HiVisEngineerMar 23, 2026
+51
Wtf dude, that’s what you interpreted from my comment? Is your brain melted?
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combradeMar 23, 2026
+38
He’s an American who doesn’t understand that the Liberal Party of Australia is a Center Right party , most likely . You might want to edit your comment for the Americans who don’t know that unfortunately.
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HiVisEngineerMar 23, 2026
+11
Ahh. Lost track which sub I’m in. Will do!
11
combradeMar 24, 2026
+4
In all fairness, you really shouldn’t have had to include that edit but Americans think the world revolves around them even in a News Article Post about Australia.
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belljs87Mar 23, 2026
-4
That's exactly what happened.
Apologies, the vast majority of conversations on this sub are American.
-4
127-0-0-1_1Mar 23, 2026
+10
The fact that the OP said that the US was “oceans away” and that the government buying oil reserves stored in the US was a dumb idea didn’t clue you in at all that they weren’t talking about the US? How would the US be an ocean away from itself?
10
belljs87Mar 23, 2026
-2
Well ya know sometimes when you just woke up after your 1.5 hours of sleep for the night with a 4 month old baby and two autistic 8yo twin boys, you tend to miss some words
-2
HiVisEngineerMar 23, 2026
+3
Agreed, apologies to you too
3
belljs87Mar 23, 2026
+1
*nods head*
1
Budget_ShallanMar 23, 2026
+7
What an absolutely batshit response.
7
Broc76Mar 23, 2026
+5
Pretty sure Trump didn’t organise for Australia to close most of its oil refineries and only hold the barest amount of supply. Your anger is misdirected, you can blame both the Labor and Liberal party
5
White_ImmigrantMar 23, 2026
+19
I'll blame the Americans and Israelis as until a few weeks ago everything was absolutely fine and much cheaper.
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Broc76Mar 23, 2026
-19
Sure. Keep your head in the sand, hopefully it continues to work well for you. Also, I love all of the endless left-wing propaganda about ending fossil fuels, then we get a free trial run of life without fossil fuels and within about 4 days everyone’s pissing their pants. Unbelievable. These people are so torn and confused, they don’t want fossil fuels to be used but then they’re screaming at Trump, who, in their minds, has disrupted Australia’s usage of fossil fuels. The hypocrisy is breathtaking.
-19
LoudergoodMar 24, 2026
+16
"People who warned us we should get off fossil fuels are morons, look at how fucked up things are now that we suddenly got cut off"
Is not the compelling argument you seem to think it is.
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Broc76Mar 24, 2026
-9
You tell yourself that
-9
Anglo-AshantiMar 24, 2026
+3
Don’t be stupid, people want fossil fuels when we have the infrastructure to support 100% renewable. No one thinks we can switch now and are frustrated at how slow progress has been transitioning.
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Broc76Mar 24, 2026
-7
There’s nothing stupid about it. A large percentage of the population are getting a dose of reality as to what life would be like if we didn’t have fossil fuels, maybe a few people will wake up (but I highly doubt it)
-7
Anglo-AshantiMar 24, 2026
+4
Yes there is, I can tell because you just ignored what I said. People are getting a dose of what happens when renewable energy proponents are ignored and the fossil fuel economy takes a massive price hike while we’re still dependent on it.
The people you’re talking about have been saying for the last two decades that we’re too dependent on fossil fuels and that one great benefit of getting off them early would be safe guarding against something exactly like what is happening with petrol now.
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Broc76Mar 24, 2026
They’re probably the same people that over 50 years ago said the world would be out of oil within 5 years
0
Anglo-AshantiMar 24, 2026
+1
Another simplification, I'm just a layman in this field but it's an easy distinction to understand.
We won't run out of oil any time soon, but we're already depleted most of the world's affordable and accessible supplies. This pushes us further into protected, untouched areas and deeper into the ground.
Oil prices will end up so high due to the amount of labour and infrastructure required to access it that we won't want to rely on it anymore. In the process of getting to that point, we will have done an incredible amount of damage to our planet just for short-term convenience when the inevitable was already laid out.
1
22stanmanplanjam11Mar 23, 2026
-3
People from Commonwealth countries don’t believe they have any agency. They’re just leaves drifting in the stream of life.
-3
BigInterview7826Mar 23, 2026
+1
Doesn't Australia have its own oil?
1
SingLyricsWithMeMar 24, 2026
+2
Yes mate, but US really needs allies atm so have an ale of progandah.
2
OldLondonMar 23, 2026
+107
Ah Trump “we don’t need the straits we have loads of oil” - that’s helpful for oh idk everyone else in the f****** world you t***
107
RODjijMar 23, 2026
+43
Tells you how little Donald knows about everything cause the US is at their lowest oil reserves in 45 years while producing the most it ever has.
43
Hissy_the_SnakeMar 23, 2026
-147
Iran is the one holding your ships hostage, not Trump. Why don't the affected countries send their navies to make Iran stop?
-147
karlweeks11Mar 23, 2026
+79
Because he started it and now needs the rest of the world to bail him out. It’s pathetic
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cplforlifeMar 23, 2026
+67
Last time we all helped America in a war, we got tarrifs, and insults. Im a veteran of when you guys called for aid. I will protest and strongly oppose any politician who tries to support america.
You're not worth it anymore. America knowingly voted to end its empire. Just die peacefully so the world can move on without you.
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DreamsiclesPlzMar 23, 2026
+7
My man I can't even fault you for feeling that way. It makes me sick that this admin is treating our allies, people who fought bled and died protecting American lives (interests, let's be real). F*** they don't even treat American veterans with any dignity.
7
BarnesTheNoblemanMar 23, 2026
+5
It’s so sad to me how America has treated our allies, we literally could not be (have been…) the superpower we are without your support and then we turn around and burn every bridge imaginable for no reason.
5
Aromatic_Count_2576Mar 23, 2026
+25
They didn't create this mess, why should they clean it up? The best solution would be to trade oil in petro-Yuan as per Iran's demands and get back to normalcy.
25
madworld2713Mar 23, 2026
+11
You gotta be fuckin rage baiting bro
11
[deleted]Mar 23, 2026
+19
Why should our people die for what is Trump's and America's fault? It's not like they appreciate the help they get and would just use us as human shields.
19
OldLondonMar 23, 2026
+7
So Trump shat in his bed and we get to clean it up? That’s not how anything works.
7
mc15___Mar 23, 2026
+5
yo what caused the strait to be closed?
5
GalappieMar 23, 2026
+4
Why should other countries plunge into war because Israel and the US wanted to have a d*** measuring contest? The US acts all big and tough but anytime they receive any backlash they come crying to the rest of the world begging for help getting out of this mess. Maybe the US should’ve thought about that before choosing this path.
4
White_ImmigrantMar 23, 2026
+4
Why should the rest of the world help the USA in it's pointless and illegal war?
4
Gonzomi313Mar 23, 2026
+4
Shut off the Fox News. It’s obviously rotting your brain.
Also fyi asking countries to engage in a war they didn’t ask for to help a man who has done nothing but attack them via tariffs and insults is just asinine.
4
Capable_Site_2891Mar 23, 2026
+3
Because the correct way is to stop the US from waging war on Iran, and unfortunately, the rest of the world doesn’t yet have the ships.
3
urutora_kaijuMar 24, 2026
+1
Cooked/10
1
ToadfingerMar 23, 2026
+188
Trump doesn't just want the U.S. to become a shithole country. He wants Earth to become a shithole planet.
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meglobobMar 23, 2026
+38
MAGA by making the rest of Earth, MESA.
38
Careless-Gain6623Mar 23, 2026
+12
His legacy.
12
EvoEpitaphMar 23, 2026
+10
He's got a few years at best left, doesn't want the planet to continue without him.
10
LuckylemonMar 23, 2026
+6
Bingo. He's afraid to die and will take the planet w him bc of his massive FOMO.
6
BadAsBroccoliMar 23, 2026
+3
He'll be happy. It'll be HIS shithole planet. Isn't that what world leaders are doing, trying desperately to keep one selfish bitter old man happy?
3
iK_550Mar 23, 2026
+1
Hey, it's our shithole.
1
OneSalientOversightMar 23, 2026
+97
Those Big Yank truck owners are going to have a bad time.
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Sieve-BoyMar 23, 2026
+37
This does spark joy for me.
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healseyMar 23, 2026
+34
Yup, they’re all RAM’ing fistfuls of cash down the shitter right about now.
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[deleted]Mar 23, 2026
+12
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Advice2AnyoneMar 23, 2026
+1
what truck you got
1
snoogins355Mar 23, 2026
+1
F150 Lightning. It's a freaking space ship! (even white colored like the space shuttle. Ford's software is c*** compared to Tesla but the hardware is good!) I also like that it looks like a regular F150 and not a space dumpster like the cybertruck
1
karateninjazombieMar 23, 2026
+25
They're already posting pictures of their fuel prices and bitching and moaning.
I've been busy pointing out they are nearlyaying European prices. But that we have healthcare here. 😇
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abbottstightbussyMar 23, 2026
-4
Recent ones actually have pretty good fuel economy. Ram 1500s will do 14-15 L/100 despite having a 5.7 L V8 and a Ford F150 will do around 13. Assuming you aren’t towing or driving with a heavy right foot. It’s impressive for their size. That’s about what I get with my Barra Territory.
-4
potatayMar 23, 2026
+19
Yet a Golf will still be more than twice as efficient at like 6L/100km, transport the same number of people and for 99.9% of the cars life the year carry the same amount of cargo. You could run more than 2x of those cars for the same fuel.
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abbottstightbussyMar 23, 2026
+3
Right and an EV will do 0L/100 and is free and zero emissions to charge up if you have solar. I’m not saying giant American pickups are good cars and people should buy them, i’m just pointing out their fuel economy isn’t terrible these days. Especially considering those examples I mentioned weigh more than 2.5 tonnes.
3
potatayMar 23, 2026
+8
Well it is objectively bad. If you can run multiple smaller cars for the same fuel, it's still shit, and yes EV's are even better. The whole premise of justifying that these cars 'arent that bad' whist using 2x the amount of fuel is ridiculous
8
JY0950Mar 23, 2026
+49
As a Singaporean, our supplies are finite too, especially in prolonged conflicts.
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SyntheticBeesMar 23, 2026
+27
Aussie here, we're not happy about this either. We've been trying to increase our onshore reserves since covid supply shocks, but it had only just started making progress when el presidente decided america needed to spend more time in the middle east. So, improvements are too little, too late. Soz.
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JY0950Mar 23, 2026
+7
Its ok I mean Singapore imported 25% of LNG from Qatar which is gone.
7
pinchofgingerMar 23, 2026
+11
Hopefully we can help make up your shortfall in a mutually beneficial arrangement.
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JY0950Mar 23, 2026
+9
Believe our PMs spoke today so yes
9
Odd-Hovercraft4140Mar 24, 2026
+4
And around 50% from Australia.
Makes sense Australia has the LNG and Singapore has the refineries, good team.
4
Sieve-BoyMar 23, 2026
+1
Might be time for Cannon-Brookes to crack on with the Sun Cable project.
1
GiddusMar 23, 2026
+5
Our entire economy implodes without the Diesel we need to keep everything running, so if you need our coal/gas to keep your power on, it's probably in your best interests as well as ours to have this agreement.
5
Initial_EMar 23, 2026
-9
Much like how trump always chickens out, Singapore always sells out. Don’t worry, ozzies, you’ll get your oil, even if we have to do without.
-9
hellohiroshiMar 23, 2026
+1
in troubling times such as now, best we could do is help if possible.
1
DeepandabearMar 24, 2026
+1
You don’t want discounted Aussie LNG and agricultural imports then?
1
I_might_be_weaselMar 23, 2026
+15
This is how Mad Max started.
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CMDR_omnicognateMar 23, 2026
+39
I wonder if the straits being closed might push more countries to increase their renewables and make consumers buy more EVs
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nibennettMar 23, 2026
+19
I plan to look at an electric car next time mine needs replacing but at only 5 years old it has a while yet.
Yes electric cars are cheaper to run but not enough to offset the changeover price from a car I own outright.
I suspect many people are at a similar stage of they’ll look at an electric car next but too expensive to justify the changeover yet.
Unfortunately large family SUV’s are all very expensive as electric cars at this point so that one will likely stay a petrol / hybrid for a while yet.
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saintandrewsfallMar 23, 2026
+5
I agree. Electric cars aren’t quite there yet and are still a bit of a luxury…but hybrids and plug in hybrids are an absolute must these days and have been for awhile. The Prius has been out since 2000 in the US.
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Starfire013Mar 24, 2026
+1
I’d like to get an electric car but for those of us who park on the street, charging is an issue. And EV charging infrastructure is still not widespread here.
1
cupcake_burglaryMar 24, 2026
+2
Nice countries whose citizens vote for and uphold a government who prioritizes this, then yes. My country, which seems to eschew renewables to double-down on oil, and cater to big oil, then no.
2
dotBombAUMar 24, 2026
+1
It absolutely will. I has planned to buy one in the next two years, im thinking of ramping this up.
1
eucalyptusmacrocarpaMar 23, 2026
-4
The lead time on that is decades
-4
Liquid_TrimixMar 23, 2026
+13
The last of the V8 interceptors...
13
NightsOWMar 23, 2026
+27
There's a staggering number of trump supporters here (ie >0), wonder what their mental gymnastics does with this one.
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Animallover4321Mar 23, 2026
+17
As an American it’s absolutely staggering to watch his supporters whenever he does yet another stupid, racist, and/or dangerous thing. I cannot imagine how anyone supports him but then again I couldn’t understand it in 2016 either.
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Careless-Gain6623Mar 23, 2026
+50
It's the end of the world as we know it.
50
FywqMar 23, 2026
+57
Trump playing true 4D chess, pretending to ignore the climate then doing one of the most consequential things possible to push abandonment of the petrol based society.
I never thought we would reach Peak Oil this way.
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Dockers4flag2035orB4Mar 23, 2026
+13
“It’s the end of the world as we know it
And I feel fine”
REM.
13
Careless-Gain6623Mar 23, 2026
+6
Can't say that much, but if I don't read the news and throw myself into my work I can ignore it for a while.
6
OneSalientOversightMar 23, 2026
+4
"The world is collapsing, around our ears..."
4
FUDintheNUDMar 24, 2026
+2
.. And I feel.. actually, if I'm honest, I feel like shit.
2
lowaltflierMar 23, 2026
+1
Lenny Bruce is not afraid.
1
EvoEpitaphMar 23, 2026
And Mr stark, I don't feel fine
0
coupleandacameraMar 23, 2026
+10
We did sort of bring this one on ourselves. We learned through Covid that security relied on at least some degree of regular domestic supply, fuel, meds, food could and should be produced here to meet at least our emergency needs.
We could also be a long, long way further down the renewables path but due to lobbying haven't allowed that industry to grow to meet our needs.
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DYTREMMar 23, 2026
+4
The oil lobby is well funded, and it is buying renewables by the fist load.
4
Sad_Airline9858Mar 23, 2026
+3
Noticed a caltex with no fuel this afternoon in the Blue Mountains. Was on the phone to my sister and she said she just drove past one in Sydney.
3
BadAsBroccoliMar 23, 2026
+6
Don't worry. As with all the illegal actions he's done prior, this fuel upset will likely be forgotten when Trump moves on to his next Great Idea.
6
Really_McNamingtonMar 23, 2026
+4
Shitty luck for the Cubans eh?
4
Tiny-Distance-42Mar 23, 2026
+3
This war did what he wanted it to do- distract everyone away from his redacted crimes in the Epstein files.
3
PM_ME_UR_VULVASAUR_Mar 23, 2026
+6
So, at this point, can anyone really argue renewable energy isn't vital for national security? Surely governments will invest huge sums into clean energy...right?
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White_ImmigrantMar 23, 2026
+2
Australia won't, they're almost as bad as the USA for per capita emissions and enriching themselves through fossil fuels exports.
2
AgsSpecGolfSwingMar 24, 2026
+1
Enriching ourselves? Acting like australian citizens see any money from our minerals
1
davesr25Mar 23, 2026
+14
Oh oh, I thought fuel shortages wouldn't hit places like this till the end of the month, well I like being wrong.
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mh_992Mar 23, 2026
+27
There isn't any fuel "shortage" yet. People have just been panic buying fuel and then some regional and rural petrol stations ran out of fuel. It's just the same with toilet paper at the start of covid.
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davesr25Mar 23, 2026
+24
Running out of fuel is a shortage of fuel.
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Budget_ShallanMar 23, 2026
+5
It’s due to increased demand, not less supply.
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davesr25Mar 23, 2026
+2
Which leads to a shortage.
2
Budget_ShallanMar 23, 2026
+3
Yes, that’s what “It’s due to increased demand, not less supply” means.
3
davesr25Mar 23, 2026
Still a shortage.
0
Budget_ShallanMar 23, 2026
+3
Your reading comprehension is simply awful
3
HeadfulOfSugarMar 23, 2026
+2
A shortage is a lack of supply
2
wiggum55555Mar 24, 2026
being prepared and making sure you and your family are provided for during a crisis... is NOT panicking. to otherwise is ignorance / negligence.
0
Fine_Construction_98Mar 24, 2026
+3
Petrol currently sitting at $3.35 NZD in Auckland NZ - all thanks to that evil orange monster 👿
3
IhavenoideatallMar 23, 2026
+2
The world must thanks Trump for trumping the world to be as shitty as him.
2
FrozMindMar 23, 2026
+2
[I think I've seen it before...](https://madmax.fandom.com/wiki/Timeline_of_events_(original_trilogy)#The_Persian_Gulf_War_(Pre-Mad_Max))
2
SillyQuack01Mar 24, 2026
+2
Singapore thanks Trump for Nation Building.
2
FlickstereaMar 24, 2026
+2
It’s about time the world moves forward without the US. There’s no reason we cannot broker trade deals amongst ourselves and let America fend for itself.
2
xXThreeRoundXxMar 23, 2026
+4
To understand who he was we have to go back to the other time. When the world was powered by the black fuel, and the desert sprung great cities of pipe and steel. Gone now, swept away. For reasons long forgotten two mighty warrior tribes went to war and touched off a blaze which engulfed them all. Without fuel they were nothing. They'd built a house of straw. Suddenly their machines sputtered and stopped. Their leaders talked and talked and talked, but nothing could stem the avalanche. Their world crumbled. Cities exploded. A whirlwind of looting and a firestorm of fear. Men began to feed on men.
On the roads it was a white-line nightmare. Only those mobile enough to scavenge, brutal enough to pillage would survive. The gangs took over the highways, waging war for a tank of juice. Good brave men were battered and smashed. Men like Max, who ruled the highways in the name of the law. Who became a lover, husband, father. And with the roar of an engine, he lost everything, his woman, his child, his world. He wandered out into the wasteland, and here he would learn, amid the dark wreckage, that the fire which burns in the heart of man, will endure. Hope survives.
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starfire10KMar 23, 2026
+4
The government's official figure (\~4% of stations) is technically true but practically useless.
Table below Includes stations with zero stock of **at least one fuel type**, $50 limits, or "Account Holders Only" restrictions.
|State / Territory|Official "Dry" Count|Estimated "Shortage/Rationing" Count|Key Impact Area|
|:-|:-|:-|:-|
|**New South Wales**|105 (diesel only)|**\~250+**|Heavy regional diesel crunch; Sydney price spikes to $3.|
|**Victoria**|109|**\~220+**|Fruit & veg "bowl" (e.g., Robinvale) hit hard; $50 limits or "account holders" only is common.|
|**Queensland**|79|**\~180+**|Mining/Ag supply chains inland are struggling.|
|**Western Australia**|*Not Reported*|**\~150+**|"Silent crisis"; Goldfields mining contractors standing down staff. Heavily suppressed as the state's economy is so dependent on the big miners (BHP/Rio), fuel is being diverted to them first.|
|**South Australia**|*Not Reported*|**\~80+**|Independent retailers in regional SA cut off by major suppliers.|
|**Tas / NT / ACT**|*Minimal*|**\~40**|Logistics delays in Darwin and rural Tassie.|
|**TOTAL**|**\~293**|**\~920+**|**Nearly 1 in 8 stations nationwide affected.**|
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Detonator84Mar 23, 2026
+5
How did you get this?
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robophile-taMar 23, 2026
+3
Probably chatgpt...
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SlayardMar 23, 2026
+1
They should ask their AUKUS allies
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wiggum55555Mar 24, 2026
+1
Australia is even smarter than that... during COVID we introduced an increase to the National Strategic Crude Oil Reserve. and WHERE did we decide to store this expensive new vital national asset... safe in the heart of Australia where we can get to it quickly and easily... in an emergency. NOPE... the maga-level-genius in charge and his cronies did a deal to store the **Australian** Emergency Oil Reserves.. in the **USA** !!! 10-12 weeks away from Australian soil at absolute best... except they stored in some old underground facilities that are/were so old, it's not even guaranteed that this oil could be extracted quickly or efficiently - let alone shipped quickly to Australia in a time of you know.... an emergency OIL crisis. It takes a special kind of stupid to think this was a great deal. SMRT.
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Fearless-Fill-9956Mar 23, 2026
They are really down under
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imaginary_num6erMar 23, 2026
-8
Stop fueling petroleum stations and start fueling gasoline stations
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