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Australia’s worsening fuel security risk – how will you cope?

I wrote this original story about 6 months ago that focused on the liquid fuel security risk report by the NRMA. With the announcement by BP that they will be closing their Brisbane refinery the predictions by NRMA are starting to come true. The closure of the Brisbane refinery reduces Australia’s domestic liquid fuel production […]

Energy security in Australia – reasons to be concerned

The reaction of “why didn’t I know that” always amazes me when I mention that Australia currently imports 40% of its oil and by 2030 will be importing around 80% of its oil. It is not mentioned much in the news, or in general discussions about the built environment or our lives but oil security […]