QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE

Senator WONG (South Australia—Minister for Foreign Affairs and Leader of the Government in the Senate) (14:27): I'm not sure that's a supplementary question to a question about gas policy, but I will return to energy policy and say that this government is working with the community and with the private sector to steer Australia through the worst energy crisis that the globe has seen.

I invite you to look at the analysis of this. Honourable senators interjecting— Senator WONG: I know this is inconvenient, but it is absolutely clear that we are currently living through a shock to energy markets that is the worst the world has seen. We are making judgements to ensure that Australians get access to the diesel, jet fuel, petrol and fertiliser that our economy needs.

We make no apology for that, and we will continue to do that because that is the right thing to do for the nation and for the community.