Behind Canberra’s political veil the mood is grim<\/a><\/p>\n This is not over. The hard stuff is only just beginning. And it’s going to get bumpy, testing the nation’s resilience and its political leadership.<\/p>\n Both sides also “committed to working together to strengthen energy supply chain resilience, including by deepening regional cooperation, accelerating alternative energy resources including renewable energy, and maintaining open trade flows”.<\/p>\n Brunei supplies about 10 per cent of Australia’s diesel and fertiliser-grade urea imports.<\/p>\n Mr Albanese told reporters after the meeting that Brunei had offered “guarantees” to Australia.<\/p>\n “What’s guaranteed is that they are not looking at imposing export restrictions on Australia,” he said.<\/p>\n “And as we go forward, of course, in today’s uncertain world, there are pressures on all of the economies in the region \u2026 not only did we speak today about existing supplies coming, we spoke about additional supplies as well.”<\/p>\n Mr Albanese brushed aside questions about whether Australia’s last prewar shipment of fuel would arrive in the country this weekend, saying the government had secured additional supplies of petrol well into the future.<\/p>\n He repeated that there were about 50 oil tankers on their way to Australia, despite the supply shocks caused by the war.<\/p>\n Anthony Albanese and Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah have agreed to work together to strengthen energy supply chain resilience. (AAP: Bianca de Marchi)<\/p>\n Mr Albanese said there was a “great deal of consternation” in Asia about the ongoing closure of the Strait of Hormuz<\/a>.<\/p>\n “You can’t take that much [oil] supply out \u2026 without having consequences for global economy,” Mr Albanese said.<\/p>\n![\"Two](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/241e4d68822821e95c4b49a71743c13d.jpeg\")
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