Mike Foley
Mike Foley is the climate and energy correspondent for The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald.
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- Middle East at war
Bowen’s big stick spurs largest intervention since World War II to secure fuel for bush
As Bowen forces suppliers to ship fuel to regions, the NRMA urges him to “Go hard, minister. Do whatever you have to do.”
- Mike Foley and Paul Sakkal
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- Middle East at war
Emergency measures on the table as PM calls fuel crisis national cabinet
Talks are under way inside the federal government about bringing the states together to create a consistent message on light-touch ways to save fuel.
- Paul Sakkal and Mike Foley
‘Rules are in flux’: $2b bailout for Rio Tinto as Labor cites national sovereignty
The Albanese government is doubling down on its strategy to prop up the nation’s ailing manufacturing sector.
- Mike Foley
Fuel supply heads for cliff at end of April as petrol prices in Australia hit record highs
Asian fuel refineries are running down their inventories, raising unanswerable questions about Australia’s fuel security.
- Mike Foley and Nick Toscano
Electric trucks take to the road as demand for petrol-free cars surges
The vehicles are common in China and Norway, and one company hopes to have a fleet of heavy rigs on Australian highways by next year.
- Nick O'Malley and Mike Foley
Economic carnage ‘worse than ’70s’ as PM admits ‘stable, predictable world’ is gone
International Energy Agency chief Fatih Birol has warned that governments have failed to inform their citizens of the scale of economic damage being wrought by the Iran war.
- Mike Foley
Australia taps fuel stockpile in urgent bid to fill shortages and stem panic buying
The government will draw down hundreds of millions of litres of petrol and diesel from Australia’s strategic stockpile.
- Mike Foley
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- Petrol prices
Running on fumes: Dirty fuel to fill gaps amid warnings of $3-a-litre petrol
Australia’s sulphur limits for fuel will be lowered in an emergency move as forecasts warn of unprecedented price increases.
- Mike Foley and Brittany Busch
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- Political leadership
Matt Canavan warns on Middle East wars, draws battle lines with One Nation
The outspoken right-winger was elected leader in a major pivot for the ailing regional party as it seeks to take on Barnaby Joyce and Pauline Hanson’s One Nation.
- Paul Sakkal and Mike Foley
‘No need for panic’: Bowen calls urgent summit as fuel fears grip regions
Farmers want security for fuel and fertiliser right now, saying that the next two weeks are critical for supplying “next year’s bread, pasta and Weet-Bix”.
- Mike Foley