Peak agriculture, manufacturing, and transport bodies have issued an urgent warning to the Albanese government, cautioning that excluding petrol from new biofuel mandates while slashing diesel rebates will trigger severe cost-of-living spikes across the supply chain.

Ash Salardini, CEO of the Australian Sugar Manufacturers, joined Gary Hardgrave on 4BC Mornings to warn that failing to mandate homegrown ethanol fuels costs Aussies billions, drives up grocery prices, and leaves the nation vulnerable to global supply shocks.