Coalition urges Australia to ban Russian-derived fuel
Lobby group estimates $16.5 billion in petroleum products made partly from Russian oil imported since 2022; timber industry raises concerns over Russian-sourced material
An international coalition of nearly 100 civil society organisations has written to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese demanding urgent legislation to stop petrol and diesel refined from Russian crude oil in third countries entering Australia. The coalition says the trade should not continue to help finance Russia’s war in Ukraine, while Australian Federation of Ukrainian Organisations chair Kateryna Argyrou said Australia was becoming a 'dumping ground for blood oil'.