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Joyce says petrol prices will increase due to conflict

Speaking with Tanya Plibersek on a Sunrise panel this morning, One Nation MP Barnaby Joyce says Australia should focus on building up fuel supplies under risk due to conflict in the Middle East

It’s a shame in a crisis like this that we’ve got ourselves down to two oil refineries, so that if there’s a crisis in the production of fuel, we’re in a bad spot.

We’ve got the old policies here – cross fingers, everything should be right as long as President Trump is able to bring this to a conclusion … People have got to start looking at what the effects are for Australia, not just the Middle East, and you can start looking for those effects at a petrol pump near you.

There will be an economic impact of this. There was an economic impact of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine that affected the whole world, and that includes Australia. This is an area where a lot of our global oil and petrol, ultimately, is impacted by what’s being produced in the Middle East. I mean, it is a very good argument for Australia to have energy security and energy independence.

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Lengthy Senate debate on the US-Israeli strikes on Iran – in pictures

Labor supports the rest of the Coalition’s motion (without part A – that was voted on separately). Here’s a little look at how that debate went down.

A quick note here as well – Senator Pauline Hanson was set to face a censure motion put forward by the government around midday, but we understand it’s been delayed a bit and will likely come up after question time today.

[Minister for Foreign Affairs Penny Wong accuses the Coalition and the Greens for playing politics by suspending standing orders to debate a motion on the US Israeli strikes.]

*Minister for foreign affairs Penny Wong accuses the Coalition and the Greens of playing politics by suspending standing orders to debate a motion on the US-Israeli strikes. Photograph: Mick Tsikas/AAP*

[Shadow Attorney-General Michaelia Cash in the Senate chamber while the Senate debates her motion “celebrating” the strikes on Iran.]

Shadow attorney general Michaelia Cash while the Senate debates her motion “celebrating” the strikes on Iran. Photograph: Mick Tsikas/AAP

Greens senator criticises Albanese government for 'rushing' to back strikes on Iran – video

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