QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE

Senator WONG (South Australia—Minister for Foreign Affairs and Leader of the Government in the Senate) (14:54): Again, the government is seeking to obtain more supply for regional areas, including through the releasing of 20 per cent of the minimum stockholding obligations. The government is seeking more fuel from overseas through underwriting private purchase, and we will work with states and territories on distribution.

That is what we are doing. In addition to that, there's been a reduction in the excise, which I referred to earlier.