Diesel shortage threatens food supply as Big Oil cuts off farmers

As reported in the Courier Mail, Australia’s food supply chain is at risk, with suppliers unable to deliver diesel to farmers after being cut off by major fuel wholesalers.  Labor Ministers are claiming this is just a right-wing conspiracy, but the evidence says otherwise. People in regional communities are already reporting being blocked from buying fuel based on their purchasing history.

 

 

For years, One Nation has warned both Labor and Liberal governments that Australia must increase its strategic oil reserves. Those warnings have been ignored.

Now farmers are being cut off from diesel, and reports say it is threatening the ability of shops to keep food on the shelves. Ensuring Australians can grow and access food is the most basic duty of any government.

This is not just a blunder. It is a wholesale failure to understand that energy is fundamental to a functioning economy.

Labor’s energy chaos, driven by Anthony Albanese and Chris Bowen, is putting Australia’s food security at risk.

Labor and their Teal allies have to go.