00:00Regionally, I indicated yesterday that supply to the regions is way up. Obviously it's not
00:07currently coping with the much increased demand and there's more work to do, which we are
00:13doing, as the Prime Minister indicated, every day in close collaboration with the states
00:17and with industry. So Ampol and Viva, our two refiners for example, year on year, supplies
00:25to regional NSW by Ampol up 34% and by Viva up 43%. That's how much extra diesel and petrol
00:34is currently flowing to regional NSW as we speak. Obviously, as I've said, the Government
00:40has always acknowledged there are real and unacceptable shortages in regional Australia
00:45as the demand has spiked so much and it's taken time for that strong domestic supply we have
00:52to flow through to regional areas to cater for that increased demand. But as the Prime
00:57Minister has indicated, we're in constant contact, I'm speaking every day, several times a day
01:03often, to the major Chief Executives as well as my State colleagues.
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