{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Bogan Intelligentsia","title":"Australia’s Fuel Security Exposed | Ex-Senator Rex Patrick","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/7e2f3e55\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":4063,"description":"In this eye-opening Episode 51, we sit down with Senator Rex Patrick — former Australian Senator for South Australia, submariner, and renowned Transparency Warrior — for a hard-hitting discussion on Australia's critical fuel security crisis amid the escalating Iran war. Patrick reveals how government assurances of \"no shortage\" and secure supplies clash with reality, drawing on his FOI-obtained National Liquid Fuel Emergency Response Plan (exposed after Canberra spent over $150,000 trying to keep it secret). He breaks down dwindling reserves (just 25-29 days for petrol/diesel, far below IEA's 90-day mandate), the risks of Strait of Hormuz disruptions, foreign multinational dominance, overseas-held strategic stocks (including sold US reserves), tanker dispatch rates since US/Israeli attacks on Iran, and the playbook for rationing that could hit food, medicine, and essential services hard. As a former submariner, Patrick also shares insights on naval implications of Australian involvement in the sinking of Iranian ship IRIS Dina.\nPodcast Details: Duration: ~74m | Release Date: Friday, March 13, 2026 | Guest: Rex Patrick – Former Senator, Transparency Advocate & Submariner \n \nSupport the Launch:\nSubscribe for free on Substack at boganintel.com to get episodes and show notes, or go paid ($5/month). \nListen on Spotify or Apple Podcasts. \nWatch the video version on our YouTube channel. Subscribe for updates. \nBack us on Patreon starting at $3/month. \nShare this episode on X (@Boganintelpod) or with your network to amplify our reach. \nKeywords:  \nKeywords: Rex Patrick fuel crisis, Australia petrol shortage Iran war, fuel reserves Australia, Strait Hormuz closure, Chris Bowen fuel assurances, National Liquid Fuel Emergency Plan, IEA 90 day mandate, foreign ownership fuel, force majeure fuel contracts, tanker arrivals Australia, strategic petroleum reserve US, AUKUS fuel neglect, Australia energy security, Rex Patrick submariner, Transparency Warrior fuel \n#RexPatrick...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/fBUqKWUp0KglGfLUiJ4Oorb9xrvWBa0bEeZI8zyaKTY/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS80MDM5/MTFjNTQyNjU0YjRk/OGZhZmM5M2UyYWM2/MzM5MC53ZWJw.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}