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concerns the intervention could alienate the same Asian trading partners Australia is relying on for supplies of diesel and petrol. In a speech to the Chamber of Minerals and [Energy](https://www.theguardian.com/environment/energy)
securing [the country’s nuclear-powered submarines](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/27/australia-will-be-left-with-no-submarines-if-it-abandons-aukus-senior-defence-official-warns) requiring a massive injection of funding and staffing. The Australian Submarine Agency’s resourcing for next financial year will jump by a third – from $385m
fuel caused by the [Middle East conflict](https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/apr/14/imf-world-economic-outlook-energy-crisis-global-recession-australia-fuel). - Part of Australia’s east coast has been shaken by an **earthquake** that could be felt [hundred of kilometres away](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/15/central-west-nsw-earthquake-orange-cadia-goldmine).