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The federal government will spend $4 million on a study to see if it can build a new oil refinery in Western Australia, which could be the nation's first such new facility in six decades.

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[-] Eyekaytee@aussie.zone 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I too have Solar & Battery, with an EV landing in October.

Good man đź’Ş

We wouldn’t be doing this to be “subsidising” individual ICE use, but rather to ensure that industries that can’t readily electrify - such as farms still having diesel for their tractors, harvesters, combines to keep growing our food; for commercial trucks to be able to transport these critical goods across our great wide nation; to keep planes in the air, connecting us to the rest of the world; for national security, ensuring that when hostilities escalate overseas, we will be able to keep the wheels turning.

Yeah I'm saying if we have 12 months worth of fuel reserves for these purposes since the overwhelming majority of cars are EV's what's the point of having our own refining? it's just pouring money down the drain waiting for an exceptional black swan that will likely never come

Also all of those things, from tractors, harvesters, combines etc should be moving towards electric, planes are moving towards Sustainable Aviation Fuel

tbh if the only people still relying on oil in 10-20 years time is planes and some old farm equipment it would surprise me if 90 days of fuel reserves wasn't enough anyway

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