Mike Foley
Mike Foley is the climate and energy correspondent for The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald.
Older Australians to receive free RSV vaccinations
The federal government program that already offers free jabs during pregnancy will be expanded to include over-75s, amid concerns about grandparents catching the virus from children.
- Mike Foley
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More fuel price cuts by Anzac Day if Iran keeps shipping pledge
Australia will consider contributing military assets to an international mission to keep shipping free of charge via the Strait of Hormuz.
- Mike Foley
Refinery boss moves to calm fuel crunch fears after major fire
The Geelong refinery has restored 80 per cent of overall production and is nearing full capacity in its crucial diesel and jet fuel units.
- Nick Toscano and Mike Foley
Major chains under pressure as independent servos slash fuel prices
Major fuel retail chains face pressure to match price cuts and pass on savings to motorists.
- Mike Foley and Nick Toscano
Albanese laments refinery closures following Geelong fire, foreign interference ruled out as cause
The prime minister cut short his trip to Asia to visit the site of Wednesday night’s blaze at the Viva Energy plant in Corio.
- Alexander Darling, Mike Foley and Kieran Rooney
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Refinery fire raises prospect of new emergency fuel-saving measures
The massive blaze at one of Australia’s two remaining refineries knocked out a fifth of its capacity, heightening fears about Australia’s fragile fuel security.
- Nick Toscano, Lachlan Abbott, Alexander Darling, Patrick Hatch, Melissa Cunningham and Mike Foley
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Bigger fuel reserves, EV trucks on Labor’s agenda after ‘major shock’ prompts rethink
Energy Minister Chris Bowen said in an exclusive podcast interview with this masthead that the energy crisis was “more complicated and nuanced than drill, baby, drill”.
- Paul Sakkal and Mike Foley
Albanese offers Brunei food for fertiliser, fuel as farmers stop planting
The prime minister has used Australia’s food exports in a bid to boost fuel and fertiliser imports, as up to half of the nation’s grain growers may not plant a crop this season due to unprecedented price rises.
- Mike Foley
Australia a ‘long way’ from fuel rationing: Bowen
Fuel imports remain stable, and the government is not contemplating restrictions on motorists’ fuel use at present.
- Mike Foley and Brittany Busch
There are dozens of fuel ships on their way. Here’s when they’ll arrive, and how they’ll get here
Australia has opened its chequebook to buy up as much fuel as possible, as Anthony Albanese flies to Singapore seeking deals to bridge a looming shortfall.
- Nick Toscano and Mike Foley