The cost of Trump’s folly is displayed on our petrol bowsers

March 19, 2026 — 4:55pm

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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has moved to assure us that our fuel supplies are currently secure, but the government clearly is bracing for a big escalation as the Middle East war erodes certainty.

With the price of crude oil surging, oil and gas infrastructure coming under attack from both Israel and Iran and daily reports of panic buying and shortages in the bush – in NSW, 80 stations have run out of diesel – the rolling crisis prompted Albanese to reiterate his call on people not to buy more fuel than they need.

“Our fuel supply is currently secure. However, I want us to be over-prepared. I understand there are Australians in some parts of our........

© The Sydney Morning Herald