Original article by Hamish Hastie
WAtoday – Page: Online : 15-Apr-26

The Western Australian government has paid $10m to buy four million litres of diesel fuel, as part of a strategy to establish a domestic fuel reserve. Cambridge Gulf bought the fuel from BP on behalf of the state government, and will store the fuel at its facility in Wyndham free of charge. Premier Roger Cook says the fuel will be delivered to the state’s regions that experiencing acute, localised shortages; he adds that it will support remote communities and key industries such as agriculture in particular. Energy Minister Amber-Jade Sanderson has rejected suggestions that WA is establishing its own fuel reserve because the federal system is not working for the state.

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