Australian PM urges public transport use to conserve fuel

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has warned that the country faces new economic challenges in the coming months due to the fallout from the war, and has urged Australians to use public transport to conserve fuel for rural communities and essential services.

Sharing a video address on X, the head of government said Australia is not an active participant in this war, but because of it, all Australians are paying more, Caliber.Az reports.

“The months ahead may be difficult. I want to be honest with you. No government can promise to fix all the problems caused by this war,” Albanese said in his rare address to the nation.

With fuel prices rising sharply, Albanese predicted that the economic shocks from the war will persist for several more months.

“We are working to bring the price of fuel down. To make more fuel here and to keep it onshore,” he added.

By Bakhtiyar Abbasov