NSW Orders Fuel Data As Shortages Spread Across Australia

The data will allow the state government to prepare to use emergency powers if conditions worsen.Residents queue for fuel at a petrol station in Rockhampton, Australia, on Feb. 21, 2015. Peter Parks/AFP via Getty Images3/26/2026|Updated: 3/26/2026Fuel companies in New South Wales have been ordered to hand over detailed supply and sales data as authorities scramble to assess the scale of shortages amid a worsening national fuel crunch.State Environment Minister Penny Sharpe confirmed notices had been issued requiring providers to disclose a broad range of information, as petrol caps begin to affect city service stations.