Comments may be attributed to Leader of The Nationals Shane Love MLA
The Nationals WA welcome any move to ease the diesel shortage in regional WA, but it comes after weeks of inaction and paralysis from the Cook Labor Government.
The reality is 4 million litres won’t touch the sides. It is woefully inadequate.
The WA agricultural sector alone is already more than 10 million litres short of diesel, and that’s before you factor in remote communities and essential services.
At best, this supply will last less than four days.
Unless the Albanese Labor Government guarantees these 4 million litres will not be clawed back from Western Australia’s share of the national fuel reserve (MSO) it will be a futile action by the Cook Labor Government.