Australian PM to visit Singapore for fuel supply talks

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Tuesday announced he will travel to Singapore within days for fuel supply talks.

Albanese said in a statement that he will visit Singapore from Thursday through to Saturday to meet with Prime Minister Lawrence Wong and continue discussions on securing trade in "essential supplies," including petroleum oils.

Speaking to reporters in Canberra, Albanese said that Australia's fuel supply is currently secure amid the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, but that the federal government is working to build more resilience into the system. Albanese said that fewer fuel stations across Australia were experiencing supply shortages on Tuesday than prior to the Easter holiday period and thanked Australians for their efforts to conserve fuel.