Blackout Bowen all at sea on fuel security - Pauline Hanson's One Nation
Blackout Bowen all at sea on fuel security - Pauline Hanson's One Nation FIRE THE LIAR! DONATE NOW BEFORE EOFY ACTION CENTRE Take Action Get Updates Membership Connect on Social Recruiting Become a Volunteer Become a Candidate NEWS AND EVENTS Latest News Media Gallery Events Calendar Please Explain Animation WHO WE ARE About Us Policies Our Team Branches Achievements Contact Us Candidates Online Shop JOIN DONATE Blackout Bowen all at sea on fuel security One Nation April 17, 2026 Erstwhile climate change and energy minister for Labor, Chris 'Blackout' Bowen, is all at sea when it's come to defending the Albanese government's failure to provide fuel and energy security for Australia.
The impact of Labor's failure just can't be underestimated. Airlines are cutting regional routes. Thousands of small freight businesses are facing closure.
Taxis are charging extra to cover their fuel costs. Many farmers still face the prospect of being unable to plant or fertilise their crops in what was shaping up to be a productive season after good early rains. A major fire this week at one of only two remaining oil refineries in Australia - the decades-old Viva Energy facility at Geelong - has only made matters much worse.
Analysts are already predicting the blaze will eventually lead to fuel restrictions. Much like a lot of our fuel reserves, Chris Bowen has been all at sea with contradictions and irrelevant comments in his daily press conferences updating the nation on the fuel crisis. A short while ago he said there wasn't one country in the world saying they need more fossil fuels in response to the crisis, but then his Prime Minister started flying all over Asia in a desperate effort to - wait for it - secure more fossil fuels for Australia.
Bowen also doubled down on Labor's net zero obsession, telling us the war in the Middle East couldn't disrupt sunshine and wind in Australia. What he failed to mention is that to capture this 'free' energy, Australia relies heavily on wind turbines and solar panels imported by sea (burning a lot of fuel). He also said we're using less gas like that's a good thing, and then in the next sentence said we needed more gas for renewables, heavy industry and domestic use.
Has there ever been a minister more removed from reality than the renewables-obsessed Chris Bowen? Do you like this page? Share Get the latest from One Nation!
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