Coalition Considers New Oil Refineries Amid Middle East Tensions

0:00I'm Cory with the story, bringing you the latest from Sydney News today. Deputy Liberal leader Jane Hume says the coalition could back plans for new oil or fineries in Australia due to tensions in the Middle East. She stressed the need for stronger domestic fuel supplies to keep the economy running during global shocks. The government is already talking with the country's two remaining refiners to keep their plans open past mid-2027. Hume called recent events a wake-up call, putting sovereign energy capability at the top of her party's list. A fresh resolve poll shows one nation picking up support from both labor and the coalition. Voters are feeling the pinch with living costs rising and mortgages now costing about $20,000 more per year than four years ago. Hume argued that only the major parties, labor and the coalition, can turn promises into real action at the ballot box. She dismissed smaller parties as offering slogans instead of solutions. In other news, a fifth member of Iran's women's soccer team has pulled their

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