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Albanese heads to Brunei, Malaysia to secure fuel supply certainty

The prime minister will depart on Tuesday for a four-day visit to Brunei and Malaysia for talks aimed at safeguarding the flow of petrol and diesel.
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Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at a Singapore Refining Company Facility in Singapore, Friday, April 10, 2026. Image: AAP Image/Tom White

Anthony Albanese will seek further assurances on Australia’s fuel supply during the first prime ministerial visit to Brunei in more than a decade.

The prime minister will depart on Tuesday for a four-day visit to Brunei and Malaysia for talks aimed at safeguarding the flow of petrol and diesel.

Both nations play important roles in Australia’s fuel supply chains, and the trip will build on Albanese’s visit to Singapore, another vital exporter.

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