The great Aussie fuel bludger is still paying $151 per barrel for Oman crude today and probably more, as it scavenges and scabs barrels wherever it can.
The government likes to trumpet the situation as some sort of success, but how can this be considered success when we are paying so much for our fuel? With an adequate national reserve, we could have avoided this price shock.
Bowen told parliament the government has secured six replacement tanker loads in the spot market, as well as an additional three.
