{"id":580347,"date":"2026-04-02T08:22:07","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T08:22:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/580347\/"},"modified":"2026-04-02T08:22:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T08:22:07","slug":"dig-and-drill-angus-taylor-says-australia-should-fast-track-mining-and-coal-projects-amid-fuel-crisis-angus-taylor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/580347\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Dig and drill\u2019: Angus Taylor says Australia should fast-track mining and coal projects amid fuel crisis | Angus Taylor"},"content":{"rendered":"

Angus Taylor<\/a> says the global energy shock is proof that Australia should fast-track mining exploration and coal and gas project construction, as part of efforts to shore up fuel supply for future crises.<\/p>\n

Addressing Australians in a television broadcast on Thursday night, the opposition leader will accuse Labor of mishandling the disruption caused by the war in Iran and challenge Anthony Albanese<\/a> to explain plans for emergency supply of petrol and diesel.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe must dig, and we must drill,\u201d Taylor says, an echo of US President Donald Trump\u2019s pro-fossil fuel rhetoric.<\/p>\n

Despite criticising the prime minister for wasting Australians\u2019 time in an address to the country on Wednesday night, Taylor exercised his right to a broadcast in reply a day later.<\/p>\n

Set to be aired on ABC TV and radio at 7pm, Taylor will say Australians deserve clarity and leadership as the war rages and the global geopolitical outlook becomes uncertain.<\/p>\n

A preview of the script was released to the media.<\/p>\n

Taylor challenges the government to better explain fuel supply levels, state clearly where shortages are being experienced and detail oil shipments coming into the country.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe don\u2019t want to see heavy-handed mandates that restrict people\u2019s freedoms,\u201d Taylor will say.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd governments must be honest with us about taking any such steps.\u201d<\/p>\n

Accusing Albanese of talking down to the country, Taylor says is it time for the full potential of Australia\u2019s natural resources to be unlocked.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe need more Australian oil for Australians.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have the resources beneath our feet to secure our future.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Liberal leader says the crisis, including the ongoing blockade in the strait of Hormuz, required confidence and leadership, suggesting \u201cwe must look after ourselves and put Australia first\u201d.<\/p>\n

Albanese drew criticism for his address<\/a> on Wednesday night, including from opposition MPs.<\/p>\n

Taylor said on Thursday morning that the prime minister\u2019s message \u201ccould have been a social media post\u201d. He criticised the lack of detail in the three minute broadcast, urging Albanese to give Australians confidence and certainty for the weeks and months ahead.<\/p>\n

But, speaking at the National Press Club in Canberra, Albanese defended his comments.<\/p>\n

He said Australians needed reassurance from their leader and warned of misinformation spreading online, including on social media, about fuel rationing and a return to Covid-19 era health measures.<\/p>\n

Albanese said while there would be significant challenges ahead for the country, \u201cthis will not be like Covid.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe will come through this,\u201d he said. \u201cMy job is to provide appropriate reassurance, which is what we are doing. The governments are working together.\u201d<\/p>\n

Albanese himself addressed the nation from opposition in March 2020, after the then prime minister Scott Morrison spoke about the pandemic crisis.<\/p>\n

Tony Abbott, Simon Crean and John Hewson also made addresses as opposition leader.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Angus Taylor says the global energy shock is proof that Australia should fast-track mining exploration and coal and…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":580348,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[64,63,44],"class_list":["post-580347","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-australia","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/580347","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=580347"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/580347\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/580348"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=580347"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=580347"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=580347"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}