$25M For QLD Renewable Diesel Refinery
The Queensland Government is strengthening the state’s fuel security with a $25 million investment, and streamlined approvals, to develop renewable diesel at Ampol’s Lytton refinery.
Fuel Cost Recovery Order Now In Effect
From April 21, 2026, a new Fair Work Commission Fuel Cost Recovery Order is now in force. The order requires rising fuel costs to be passed through road transport supply chains, even where existing contracts say otherwise.
A 10-Point Road Freight Productivity Plan
HVIA CEO Todd Hacking outlines 10 holistic ways governments can unlock productivity, improve safety, and increase the uptake of new heavy zero-emission vehicles.
Fuel Security Update: April 15, 2026
Australia’s fuel stocks remain at “normal levels”, with just 2 per cent of service stations currently without diesel, and the forward program for shipping tanker deliveries is strong as global trade flows recalibrate, according to a Transport Industry Briefing hosted Wednesday morning by Transport Minister Catherine King.
Alternative Fuels Projects Get Govt Support
The Federal Government has announced the first pilot projects under the new ‘Investor Front Door’ program – including a low carbon liquid fuels project in Victoria and South Australia as well as a large scale zero-emission heavy road freight depot in south-west Sydney.
WA Govt Measures To Keep WA Moving
The WA Government has announced measures to help the state’s transport and aviation industries to reduce costs and keep the west moving as global fuel security challenges continue.
Fuel Security Update: April 8, 2026
Australian remains at Level 2 of the National Fuel Security Plan (‘keeping Australia moving’), with fuel stocks at “normal” levels and the forward program for shipping tanker deliveries remaining strong, according to a Transport Industry Briefing hosted this morning by Transport Minister Catherine King.
SA Fast-Tracks Reform To Cut Fuel Costs
The South Australian Government is fast-tracking new heavy freight reforms to lift productivity and drive down costs, including by delivering a reduction in fuel usage of up to 18 per cent.
New Measures Tackle Fuel Supply, Prices
The Australian Government this week unveiled a series of significant measures aimed at addressing growing industry concerns about fuel supply and pricing, including a halving of the fuel excise and the removal of the heavy-vehicle road user charge for the next three months.