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Potential for first Australian oil refinery in 60 years as treasurer braces for inflation from Middle East war
Commonwealth and Western Australia to fund study into construction of large-scale petrol refinery as buffer against fuel vulnerability Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Australia’s first new oil refinery in 60 years could be built in Western Australia under the Albanese government’s long-term strategy to shield the country from future global oil shocks. The commonwealth and the WA government will fund a $4m early-stage feasibility study into construction of what would be the country’s third large-scale petrol refinery. Continue read...
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- 27 Jul 2026, 14:30 CEST
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Commonwealth and Western Australia to fund study into construction of large-scale petrol refinery as buffer against fuel vulnerability Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Australia’s first new oil refinery in 60 years could be built in Western Australia under the Albanese government’s long-term strategy to shield the country from future global oil shocks. The commonwealth and the WA government will fund a $4m early-stage feasibility study into construction of what would be the country’s third large-scale petrol refinery. Continue read...
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Commonwealth and Western Australia to fund study into construction of large-scale petrol refinery as buffer against fuel vulnerability Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Australia’s first new oil refinery in 60 years could be built in Western Australia under the Albanese government’s long-term strategy to shield the country from future global oil shocks. The commonwealth and the WA government will fund a $4m early-stage feasibility stu...