A new fuel refinery is a start. But Australia is still vulnerable to shipping disruptions without a clear strategy

The Australian government announced this week it would study whether to build a major oil refinery in Western Australia to help shore up the country’s energy security. If approved, it would be Australia’s third oil refinery, following the closure of several facilities over the past 25 years. The US–Iran war and the sh

Australia will consider building its first new oil refinery in more than 60 years, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Tuesday, as war in the Middle East ‌squeezes supplies from overseas and underscores the urgency to improve energy security. Albanese said the project will help build Australia’s resilience and sove

Commonwealth and Western Australia to fund study into construction of large-scale petrol refinery as buffer against fuel vulnerability Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Australia’s first new oil refinery in 60 years could be built in Western Australia under the Albanese government’s long-ter