An empty tank equals an empty stomach, Member for Mallee Dr Anne Webster MP said today as farmers warn the Middle East conflict are depriving farms of the fuel needed to feed and clothe the nation.

TOPICS: Government fuel supply assurances, minimum stockholding obligation, regional fuel shortages, fuel excise, ACCC powers, Iran conflict, US deployment request, Australia-US relationship, Nationals Leadership, Iranian asylum seekers

“Minister Bowen told a press conference on Friday the MSO was their policy – it wasn’t. The Coalition legislated the MSO in Government and invested $260 million in increasing diesel storage by 40 per cent,” Dr Webster said.

David Littleproud MP walked us out of net zero, the same net zero Barnaby Joyce had walked us into. David led us on a position on the Voice, on nuclear energy, on strong divestiture powers to keep big supermarkets accountable, and on a Coalitio

... it's not being managed at all. A letter was sent by the Minister for Climate Change and Energy. We need far more than that.

“The Nationals in federal government will not support mining or energy projects that diminish Australia’s food security on our prime agricultural land.

Economics 101—supply and demand: believe it or not, a demand spike, whether warranted or not, creates supply issues. So what's driving Labor's behaviour here? Why pretend there's nothing to be concerned about, nothing to see here?

The Nationals will map our agricultural land and incompatible projects won’t happen on our best farming soil. We need prime ag land to grow food and fibre for generations to come.

“We have just weeks until the farmer fuel supply situation gets desperate, and The Nationals have no faith in the Treasurer nor the Energy Minister to preserve our food and fuel security.”