Fuel Standards Relaxed To Add To Australian Supply

0:00A welcome to the update, Michelle Stevenson. Well, 200 million extra litres of fuel will be pumped into regional areas as they struggle with supply shortages amid the Middle East conflict. The federal government is relaxing its clean fuel regulations so Australia's ample refinery can supply the local market. Energy Minister Chris Bowen told Parliament the refinery currently makes fuel for export to countries with lower fuel standards than Australia. Today, I have decided to relax the requirements under the Fuel Quality Act, Mr Speaker, when it comes to sulfur content on a temporary 60-day basis. This will see 100 million litres of fuel extra flow in Australia a month over that time. Shadow Trejora Teto Bryan has told the ABC it is the right move. We are going to now relax the fuel standards to put in another 100 million litres a month, which we welcome, by the way.

1:00There's a further three flights leaving Dubai, bound for Perth, Melbourne and Sydney. About 3600 Aussies are now back home from the conflict zone in the Middle East. People in the region are being urged to catch commercial flights as soon as they become available. A former intelligence boss says he had become no more than an overpaid research officer for the Bondi Royal Commission and decided to quit the PM appointed Dennis Richardson to oversee the response from authorities into last year's terrorist attack, but his role was then folded into the broader anti-Semitism and social cohesion inquiring. While insurers are anticipating a rash of claims as flooded Bunderburg communities hope to repair hundreds of homes and businesses, the insurance council of Australia has declared the disaster a significant event and will work with government to assist locals. Bond Aussies lost more than $2 billion to CardFraud in the 24-25 financial year. New Bureau of Statistics data shows more than 3 million Australians experience some form of personal fraud in that period.

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