Bowen’s fuel contradiction is fuelling uncertainty
To restore confidence the Albanese government must level with the public about the risks facing the country and what it is doing to mitigate them.
If current events are any guide, the global fuel crisis is only in its opening act.
US President Donald Trump’s 48-hour ultimatum to Tehran on Sunday – vowing to obliterate Iran’s power plants unless it relinquishes its chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz (the world’s most critical fuel supply channel) – prompted Iran to threaten retaliation against American and Israeli energy assets.