Call for temporary fuel subsidy

The current impact of the fuel uncertainty is most acute in regional, rural and remote communities across NSW.

This includes people skipping meals, cutting back on health care and medication, becoming more socially isolated, experiencing increased stress and anxiety.

Compounding this, communities outside urban centres in NSW have higher rates of diesel vehicles, longer travel distances, limited transport options, digital exclusion, and fewer government and NGO services.

What started as a fuel insecurity situation is shifting to a broader cost-of-living crisis and so we support calls for immediate community assistance including Member for Barwon Roy Butler’s call for the introduction of a temporary fuel subsidy.