How the government is shoring up our fuel supply

0:00This is the Nine News Podcast. Coming up, how the government is showing up our fuel supply, re-elected SA Premier outlines his priorities and Australia's great Dunny Hunt underway. I'm Dusty Fitzpatrick with this afternoon's Nine News Podcast. The Prime Minister has confirmed he's engaging with his Asian counterparts to ensure the steady flow of fuel to Australia. Anthony Albanese has spoken to Singaporean leader Lawrence Wong this afternoon to discuss the issue. He's told Parliament the pair will ensure there's enough gas oil and diesel as the conflict in the Middle East shows no sign of easing. We are talking with our partners in Korea, in Japan, in China, in Singapore. We are engaged. We are reliable partners when it comes to energy security and we expect that to be a two-way flow. The government says so far seeks out of 80 oil tankers

1:01to buy the cancelled or delayed their delivery to Australia next month. The US has urged issued a worldwide travel caution to its residents surging them to be wary of threats from around linked groups. President Donald Trump is threatening to wipe out all Iranian power plants. If Tehran doesn't open up the strait of hormones within 48 hours, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps says if that happens, the strait will be shut off until every plant is rebuilt. South Australian Premier Peter Mellon Asker says there's no time to waste after being reelected on Saturday. One nation surge in popularity has been a big talking point in the state. The Labour Premier says it's too early to know what that'll mean for the political landscape. All I know is I don't want to spend all my time thinking about destroying one nation. All we've done is try to use the power of government to get things happening for the state. And if you do that, then voters will reward you accordingly. Ex-tropical cyclone Narell is dumping heavy rain across the top end as it moves west towards WA's Kimberley region.

2:03Currently a tropical low forecasters say Narell could re-strengthen into a cyclone by Wednesday as it moves offshore. Unions believe new guidelines for AI data centers could propel tens of thousands of jobs over the next decade. Server farms are being required to develop their own renewable energy systems in order to receive quicker development approvals. They'll also be expected to maximise water efficiency and protect drinking supplies. National Secretary of the Electrical Trade Union, Michael Wright, says the data centers provide significant employment opportunities. A data center will employ out of the twice as many electricians, sometimes as much as three times as many electricians as a typical construction job. When you look at the dozens of data centers we have at various stages of approval, we're talking about tens of thousands of jobs over the coming decade. Four vehicles belonging to a Jewish community ambulance service have been set on fire and destroyed in London. UK police are treating the incident as an anti-Semitic hate crime.

3:05Later's data shows auction clearance rates in Australia are sitting at their lowest levels so far this year. Preliminary figures from Cotality show the national clearance rate came in at 62.7% last week. That's in line with the low recorded at the end of the auction season in mid-December. And Continent's health Australia's launched the Great Dunning Hunt, hoping to add more restrooms to the public toilet map. Around 25,000 lavatories are already on the national register, but the list requires public submissions to keep it up to date. Chief Executive Jim Cooper says he wants to see more lose added to the collection. We add about eight or 900 new toilets every year, and I'm convinced we're over 25,000 toilets now. I'm sure we can get over 30,000 toilets on the list. The Hunt runs through to the 15th of June. In finance, one Australian dollar is currently buying 69 US cents. Sport. Tully Gibson is into the final 16 of the Miami Tennis Open.

4:10Gibson defeating Australian Open quarter finalist, Siva Jović, in straight set 6262. The 21-year-old Aussie says her good form over recent weeks has been eye-opening. It's given me a lot of confidence to be like, oh, okay, you know, wow, I can't actually beat these girls at this level. So, yeah, I think just being able to take that confidence and take what I've learned from these experiences and just, yeah, take it into the next matches. Warriors Ford, Jackson Ford, is the shock runaway Daly M leader after three rounds of the NRL. He's pulled 17 votes, five clear of pen-ruth pair Nathan Cleary and Dylan Edwards. Tottenham is just one point above Premier League relegation, losing to Nottingham Forest, the three nil. From all black centers, Scott McLeod has been recruited as the Wallaby's new defense coach. It's the first key staffing appointment of incoming test coach, Les Kierce. I'm Dusty Fitzpatrick, and that's the 9-use podcast for the latest in-use, tune in to 9-use at 6pm.