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Every major energy crisis invites finger-pointing. In 2022, the world blamed Russia’s invasion of Ukraine for a spike in natural-gas prices. This time, it’s attributing the energy crisis to the war in Iran. But challenges in energy production and trade because of geopolitical tension are common.

Sky News host Rowan Dean fires up at current and previous governments for the current fuel crisis Australia is facing.

Drones have emerged as vital tools across diverse sectors, from agriculture and logistics to military and environmental monitoring, revolutionising how critical operations are conducted globally.

An exclusive new poll shows seven in 10 voters want domestic oil production ramped up to improve Australia’s fuel security – and the majority disapprove of the PM’s handling of the fuel crisis.

Pro-mining policies which make the most of mining’s existing strengths can bring the budget back into balance and reduce the nation’s debt while boosting economic growth and buttressing living standards

Australia’s energy policy is a national suicide plan: we have oil and gas but can’t use them, refineries are closed, and renewables alone cannot keep the lights on.

Fuel pumps may cut out

Gina Rinehart says the government should cut or remove the fuel excise, arguing high petrol and diesel taxes are adding to inflation and putting extra pressure on households, farmers, small businesses and regional Australians.

Australia’s fuel crisis will endure long after the end of the Iran war, the head of the International Energy Agency says, in a stark warning that life won’t “get back to normal” for some time, as Anthony Albanese pleads with the mining industry to prioritise national security and be “constructive” with government.

Mining and farming industries face more turmoil as plants on either side of Australia making a key explosives and fertiliser ingredient shut down.

Mining magnate Gina Rinehart says that in the midst of a global oil shock, the federal government should stop treating petrol and diesel as a “luxury purchase” and end the 52 cents per litre excise tax.

Morgan Stanley says Australia is one of the countries most exposed to the fallout of an extended conflict in the Middle East, pointing to an outsize reliance on imported oil and warning of a hit to earnings.