Government launches multi-million-dollar fuel saving campaign
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-11/government-launches-multi-million-dollar-fuel-saving-campaign/106555004
Government launches multi-million-dollar fuel saving campaign
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-11/government-launches-multi-million-dollar-fuel-saving-campaign/106555004
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I’d have assumed requesting people to WFH when possible would’ve been cheaper, but what do I know…
> A new federal government advertising campaign will ask Australians to use less fuel where possible
> the ads promote tips to improve vehicle fuel efficiency, such as “driving smoothly” and “unloading excess weight”.
> The national campaign will cost the government up to $20 million.
What a waste of money.
They could reuse the [cartoon from the ‘70s](https://youtu.be/80pr-86-At0) with the naked-not-naked people.
Fkers could use that money to make sure my morning bus comes on time instead
Insane they’ll do this before mandating WFH
The Pilbara region in Western Australia consumes approximately 4.1 billion liters of diesel annually. Tax free too.
If they want us to save fuel, why did they cut the prices?
The Politician’s Syllogism:
“We must do something. This is something.
Therefore, we must do this.”
Hmmmm… So Trump and Bibi stuff up the world’s economy with an illegal attack on Iran that cuts off resources to the world.
And then the people who huff Trump’s farts complain about resources being cut to Australia. And – weirdly – don’t blame the Dumb and Dumber twins who caused it.
As much as I’d like this campaign to help reduce tailgating, holy fuck just force businesses to allow a min 3 days a week WFH.
I assume the PM’s department sent out an agency wide call for ideas during this crisis. And heaps of depts responded. And they picked the low hanging fruit of a comms and engagement blitz. I say that with the hope that they’re actually going to use some other more substantial idea next. One can only hope.
Its your responsibility! As gas gets shipped overseas to provide higher shareholder value and profit margins to foreign companies.
What about the tradies that carry nothing in their giant guzzling utes where they claim all the fuel on tax.
Just send people rationing cards and let them sort it out.
You can’t make this up. I initially thought this was satire
We’ll be fine there’s no actual fuel shortage.
spend the money on something useful. For example, the city of Los Angeles improved fuel efficiency in the city by 35 percent by setting up a system that synchronised the traffic lights in the city.
That would of course be a lot more expensive than 20 million dollars but it would be money well spent on a long term solution to imported fuel.