Sky News Live | The Rita Panahi Show | 09.03.2026

Australians are now facing fuel rationing and soaring prices as wholesalers scramble to manage dwindling supplies. The crisis has exposed long-standing warnings about Australia’s limited fuel storage, reduced refining capacity, and declining exploration for oil and gas.

Country Profile: Australia

From a selection of 144 countries, KeyFacts Energy features Australia in the continuing series of 'at-a-glance' reports, with selected information taken from our popular 'Energy Country Review' database.

Australia’s threatened metal manufactures

Australia’s net zero policies are driving a rapid de-industrialisation, as energy-intensive industries struggle to remain viable under rising costs and regulatory burdens.

Canberra to blame for gas shortfall: Gina Rinehart-backed developer

A looming gas shortfall that threatens to curtail industries and derail Australia’s energy transition is the fault of 10 successive government interventions, the Gina Rinehart-backed Senex Energy has declared, and now the country has little time left to fix the mess.

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