A new ad campaign is pushing Australians to use less petrol. Has this happened before?

Tue, 14 Apr 2026 10:38:43 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Andrew Pam
<https://theconversation.com/a-new-ad-campaign-is-pushing-australians-to-use-less-petrol-has-this-happened-before-280038>

"A new federal government advertising campaign is prompting Australians to
reduce their fuel consumption during the current global oil crisis.

It asks Australians to consider using their car less and offers tips to boost
fuel efficiency, such as “driving smoothly” and “unloading excess weight”.

It comes soon after Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s whirlwind trip to
Singapore, which makes up more than a quarter of Australia’s refined fuel
imports, including more than half of our petrol, 22% of jet fuel and 15% of
diesel.

However, the launch of the campaign shows the government is concerned to some
degree about fuel supplies in Australia.

So, why is this happening, are there historic precedents in Australia and what
are other countries doing at the moment?"

Cheers,
       *** Xanni ***
--
mailto:xanni@xanadu.net               Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/                 Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/            Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/               Manager, Serious Cybernetics

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