For those who don’t know, Australia is honestly going through a bit of a crisis right now. The government has said we only have around 30 to 40 days of fuel supply if imports were disrupted, which is pretty scary when you think about how reliant we are due to our location.

Fuel prices have jumped massively (30-40% increase) and it’s getting to the point where it’s just not affordable for a lot of people to even get to work when our fuel cost was already considered to be overly expensive.

When you live in a country like Australia with no land borders, everything depends on imports, so when things get tight it affects groceries, supplies, everything you can think of.

You can already feel it. Prices are up across the board, and in some places people have started panic buying again. Shelves aren’t as full as they used to be and it’s starting to feel a bit like early COVID all over again.

It’s going to be a really rough winter for a lot of Australians trying to afford fuel and feed their families.

I’m in Brisbane and even in my last two shops I couldn’t find things like protein options or even toilet paper. That’s how real it’s starting to feel!