<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>It would be "sensible" for </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/australia" rel="" target="_blank" title="Australians"><span>Australians</span></a><span> to explore </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/work" rel="" target="_blank" title="working"><span>working</span></a><span> from home more often during the fuel crisis, the energy minister has admitted.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/petrol-prices" rel="" target="_blank" title="Petrol prices"><span>Petrol prices</span></a><span> continue to soar across the country, with the average price for diesel approaching $3 per litre in some parts of Australia, as some petrol stations are running out of fuel.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>As Australia looks to both protect the supply of petrol and keep the cost down, energy minister Chris Bowen has suggested cash-strapped Aussies look to working from home more often instead of driving to work.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>LIVE UPDATES:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/us-israel-iran-war-live-updates-march-23-donald-trump-latest-world-news-headlines/ab76975a-165f-4487-9116-2b60ba5a4a4e" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>Fighting erupts on second front as Trump advisor lets plan slip</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"I think that's a sensible thing to do in any environment, really," he said on ABC Insiders yesterday.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Work from home has become an important part of Australian working life."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>His comments came after a </span><a href="https://www.iea.org/news/new-iea-report-highlights-options-to-ease-oil-price-pressures-on-consumers-in-response-to-middle-east-supply-disruptions"><span>report</span></a><span> from the International Energy Agency (IEA) last week that suggested countries around the world should look at implementing and supporting work-from-home measures more widely.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/fuel-crisis-australia-energy-minister-flags-work-from-home-as-sensible-option-for-millions/24b49ae8-9b6b-4cc7-8afd-02a569645e11" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/australia-national-security-risk-of-military-attack/65bfe5c3-cb18-4eba-a3af-bb1a46e24932" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>Almost half of all Australians think an attack on the country is 'probable'</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>However, Bowen conceded this would not be an appropriate option for everyone, and highlighted the report was not tailor-made for Australia.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"There are other people for whom it's not an option, and I think people would already be looking at their options to minimise their fuel use at the moment, Bowen said. "For other people, that's a lot harder."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"I don't think a one-size-fits-all approach is necessary and that IEA report is a smorgasbord of options for all countries around the world to look at in terms of their own personal circumstances."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>FUEL CRISIS:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/videos/national/wa-government-calls-for-calm-as-fuel-prices-soar/cmn1lhjgc000x0hpap4ws2btm" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>WA government calls for calm as fuel prices soar</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Bowen's comments have been criticised by deputy opposition leader Jane Hume, who claims he is deflecting from failing to secure Australia's fuel supply.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>This is despite Bowen saying only six of Australia's 81 oil shipments have been cancelled since the start of the conflict, and that the country has over a month's worth of fuel supply in both petrol and diesel.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Chris Bowen is saying, 'it's okay, everyone can work from home, [but] it doesn't work that way," she said on Today.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"That isn't going to be enough to solve the supply chain crisis."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><em><strong><span>NEVER MISS A STORY: Get your breaking news and exclusive stories first by following us across all platforms.</span></strong></em></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><ul><li><em><strong><span>Download the 9NEWS App here via</span></strong></em><span> </span><a href="https://apps.apple.com/au/app/9news/id1010533727" rel="" target="" title=""><em><strong><span>Apple</span></strong></em></a><span> </span><em><strong><span>and</span></strong></em><span> </span><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nineNewsAlerts.nine.com&amp;hl=en_AU&amp;pli=1" rel="" target="" title=""><em><strong><span>Google Play</span></strong></em></a></li><li><em><strong><span>Make 9News your preferred source on Google by</span></strong></em><span> </span><a href="https://9.nine.com.au/8x987w" rel="" target="" title=""><em><strong><span>ticking this box here</span></strong></em></a></li><li><em><strong><span>Sign up to</span></strong></em><span> </span><a href="https://login.nine.com.au/edm?client_id=nineatnine" rel="" target="" title=""><em><strong><span>our breaking newsletter here</span></strong></em></a></li></ul></div></div>