Australia to build government-owned fuel stockpile for first time since World War II
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Source: The Age
Published: 2026-05-06 12:24 UTC+10:00
Section: Politics / Federal
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Politics, Education, Transport, Military & Defence, Australia, World News, War & Conflict
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Australia’s reserves of diesel and jet fuel will be boosted to 50 days of average use under a $10 billion funding package announced by the Albanese government, under a major policy shift that creates a 1 billion litre publicly owned stockpile, the first since World War II.
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