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Senator AYRES (New South Wales—Minister for Industry and Innovation and Minister for Science) (14:52): We're focused on, of course, the immediate challenges, but we're also focused on delivering real change for Australia in the national interest and in the interests of our future energy resilience. That's why there was a $14.8 billion package for fuel security and cost-of-living relief in the budget, with a central commitment of $3.2 billion for a strategic fuel reserve owned by the government for Australians.

It's been welcomed by GrainGrowers, the National Farmers' Federation and the Australian Livestock and Rural Transporters Association. I'll tell you who hasn't welcomed it: Mr Taylor. Mr Taylor, like Mr Morrison without the charm or the charisma, in the do-nothing brigade, did more to damage Australia's energy security when he was the energy minister than any other living person, and now he wants to say no to the sensible measures that this government's undertaking in the national economic interest.

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