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Labor under pressure over fuel crisis as federal parliament returns. Follow updates liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastShould Australians work from home to save fuel?James Glenday then asks Tim Ayres whether he thinks Australians should consider working from home to conserve fuel. Countries like Sri Lanka have moved to a four day working week and are encouraging public servants to WFH.Australians will make their own decisions, and work from home is a viable option for many, many people, and they’ll make that call, we’re not going further than that.We are an excellent partner on energy security for a range of our partners in the region in terms of refined fuel products and crude oil.We have moved for the first time at the Commonwealth level to impose a reservation scheme so that Australian gas is there for Australian households and Australian business. The details of that reservation scheme will be decided in the normal way and a proper cabinet process … We’ll release those, those details when it’s been properly decided. Continue reading...