Fears of Fuel Shortage Drive Apps, Bargain Hunters as Farmers Warn of Running Out

Food on the Line: Frustrated Farmers Call for National Fuel Action Amid Soaring Prices

The escalating conflict in Iran has renewed farmers’ calls for the federal government to address Australia’s long-term fuel security. Peak farming bodies say Australia has been non-compliant with its fuel reserve obligations since 2012, adding that producers’ earlier calls for action before the situation reached a crisis point fell on deaf ears. On March 9, Shane McCarthy, the general president of Agforce Queensland—a peak producer body, warned …

Fears of fuel shortage drive apps, bargain hunters as farmers warn of running out

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Australian National Review - Food on the Line: Frustrated Farmers Call for National Fuel Action Amid Soaring Prices

A general view of Diesel pump at a filling station in London, England, on Dec. 17, 2014. Dan Kitwood/Getty Images The escalating conflict in Iran has renewed farmers’ calls for the federal government to address Australia’s long-term fuel security. Peak farming bodies say Australia has been non-compliant with its fuel reserve obligations since 2012, adding that producers’ earlier calls for action before the situation reached a crisis point fell …