Why is a fertiliser company building Australia's newest oil refinery?
Perdaman, an Indian-owned fertilizer company, will lead a feasibility study for Australia's first new oil refinery in over 60 years, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced Tuesday. The $4 million study examines building the facility on Western Australia's coast near Perdaman's urea plant. The project faces Indigenous opposition, with traditional owners criticizing insufficient consultation over culturally significant sites on Murujuga.
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Published 01 Aug 2026, 00:06 UTC · Updated 01 Aug 2026, 00:10 UTC
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