Second fuel security trip to Asia for PM

By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will leave on Tuesday for his second fuel security mission within a week.

He will visit Brunei and Malaysia, after his trip to Singapore last week won assurances that the country would not be putting restrictions on its exports of liquid fuel.

In Brunei Albanese will meet Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah to discuss energy, food security, and the bilateral flow of essential goods.

Brunei supplies 9% of Australia’s diesel imports, and 11% of its fertiliser-grade urea imports. Australia exports food and agricultural products to Brunei.

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