The Australian Government’s goals in relation to liquid transport fuels are to foster the development of an internationally competitive downstream petroleum sector with a focus on developing appropriate fuel standards to facilitate the adoption of advanced emission control technologies. The Australian Government also supports the development of a competitive and sustainable alternative fuels sector.
The following topics are covered in this section:
- Petroleum Refining and Retail – petroleum refining in Australia, retail and wholesale market reform and information concerning the Trade Practices (Industry Codes - Oilcode) Regulations 2006 (the Oilcode) and its review.
- Alternative Fuels – information concerning biofuels such as ethanol and biodiesel, as well as gaseous fuels such as compressed natural gas (CNG).
- Australian Petroleum Statistics - national and state petroleum statistical information.