Australia's Fuel Crunch Eases: Minister's Update

0:00It's April 6, I'm Cory with the story. This is Adelaide News today, driven by AI. Australia's fuel crunch is easing up, with energy minister Chris Bowen announcing shipments locked in well into May. Stations running dry on diesel dropped from over 400 on Good Friday to 274 nationwide. Petro shortages are also shrinking fast over the Easter break. Bowen explained New South Wales took the biggest hit, with 142 stations out of diesel and 39, with no fuel at all. That's about 6 percent there, higher than the 2-3 percent elsewhere, thanks to farmers ramping up seating and sewing. Victoria's got 51 diesel outages in 30 without unleaded, while Queensland reports 38 diesel and 32 unleaded gaps. Prime Minister Anthony Alvinese hit the airways last week, urging folks to hop on public transport where possible to stretch supplies, but keep life, rolling normally. He admitted the next months might get tough amid the Middle East War, yet stressed Aussies

1:00will tackle it together like always. Officials report 53 fuel ships en route from spots like Asia, the U.S. and Mexico, with no cancellations on Aussie contracts. Stockpiles hold steady at 39 days of petrol, 29 for diesel, and 30 for jet fuel. Deals like the one with Singapore are locking in more Asian trades, every precautions and play against global risks, and numbers keep trending down, so drivers can breathe a bit easier heading forward.