Australia news live: refinery fire will not lead to tougher fuel restrictions, PM says, though petrol production down by 40% at plant

<p>Follow updates live</p><ul><li><p>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></p></li></ul><p><strong>Australia secures extra fertilizer and 100m extra litres of fuel, PM says</strong></p><p>Albanese has also provided an update on Australia’s talks with its allies in Asia to shore up imports of fuel and other goods affected by the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz.</p><p>The advice that we have received today is that 80% of diesel production is continuing, 80% of aviation fuel is continuing, ongoing.</p><p>It has been slowed down just slightly because of the circumstances which are there, but 60% of petrol production [is] proceeding today as well.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2026/apr/17/anthony-albanese-richard-marles-geelong-refinery-fire-fuel-supply-crisis-prices-labor-coalition-political-reactions-ntwnfb">Continue reading...</a>