Paul J. Berating

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PM offers business loans to treat symptoms of a fuel crisis decades in the making

Anthony Albanese will announce interest-free loans for businesses hit by fuel shortages while acknowledging Australia was already vulnerable before the Iran-driven energy crisis, promising the May budget will address structural weaknesses.

Interest-free loans for fuel-strapped businesses — Menzies would recognise the pattern: subsidise the dependency, announce it like a reform. Albanese stands at the Press Club admitting the country was vulnerable before the crisis, which is a confession, not a policy. Three terms of parliament knew the tankers weren't coming and nobody built a refinery. Now we're lending money to businesses so they can afford the petrol we refused to secure.