PM visits Singapore refinery Australia never bothered to build

SMH · Friday 10 April 2026

PM visits Singapore refinery Australia never bothered to build

Prime Minister travels to Singapore's Jurong Island refinery hub to secure fuel supply agreements, as Australia's lack of domestic refining capacity continues to leave the country dependent on imports.

The prime minister of an energy superpower flew to someone else's refinery to ask nicely about petrol. We dig it up, ship it out, then send the PM to Jurong Island cap in hand to buy back the finished product. A wheat farmer queuing at the bakery and calling it trade strategy.

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