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ABC News
25-07-2025
- Business
- ABC News
Claims fuel tanker heading to WA filled with banned Russian oil
Ukrainian and Australian campaigners say a tanker due to dock this week in Kwinana, 40 kilometres south of Perth, is laden with Russian oil, and are calling on the Albanese government to intervene. Seferis, which sails under a Greek flag, departed the Indian port of Sikka on July 11, carrying oil from the Jamnagar refinery in India, which processes Russian crude and is due to arrive in Kwinana on Sunday morning. It is understood diesel from the 250 metre-long tanker is destined for petrol bowsers across the state, prompting claims the money of everyday Australians is inadvertently helping Russia fund its war against Ukraine. Australia, along with the European Union and other members of the G7, have imposed sanctions on Russian oil since the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. China, Türkiye and India have resisted pressure to apply sanctions and continued to import Russian oil. But chemical engineer and anti-Russian oil trade campaigner Mark Corrigan said in spite of the bans, Russian oil was still coming into Western Australia. He said much of the crude oil was supplied by the Kremlin-controlled oil and gas company Rosneft, and made its way to Jamnager from many parts of Russia. "Including ports from the the east coast, over at the end of the Siberian pipeline, it comes from the Black Sea, comes from the Baltic, goes down to India, gets refined. And then sanitised, it comes to Australia," he said. "And it would beggar belief that they put aside a special load [of non-Russian-sourced product] for Australia when Australia doesn't have any laws that prohibit the import of that sanitised fuel." He said while Rosneft had been sanctioned by the Australian government, as have Rosneft directors, Australia did not have laws to address the matter of its product coming to Australia through a refinery in a third country. "Even though it's been refined, but from Russian crude, it's it's not against the law," Mr Corrigan said. He said the diesel off the tanker heading to Kwinana would make its way into fuel bowsers all over the country. "It is imported into every terminal in Australia by every fuel company," Mr Corrigan said. "It's diesel, so anyone with their diesel ute or mining vehicles will be using oil that has started off as a hydrocarbon out of a Russian well. "You can't avoid it. Drivers cannot avoid this because unless the Australian government takes action, every fuel company in Australia is importing this fuel. "It's just about to become against the law in the EU, but Australia, as yet, hasn't made any moves to follow suit." Last week, the European Union applied sanctions to refineries that use Russian crude oil, as part of a new package further aimed at "cutting the Kremlin's war machine". The measure was aimed at putting pressure on India and targeting covert methods employed to subvert the sanctions on Russia, which include doing ship transfers of product mid-journey and transporting oil on a "shadow fleet" of tankers. Shadow fleets are vessel that use concealing tactics to transport sanctioned goods. "For the first time, we're designating a flag registry and the biggest Rosneft refinery in India." On Wednesday, federal independent MP Andrew Wilkie used the return of federal parliament to question the government's determination to police its sanctions against Russian oil. He said two vessels carrying 175,000 tonnes of oil from the Jamnagar refinery had this month berthed at Botany Bay in Sydney. "Why are the loopholes in our sanctions so big you can drive a tanker through them?" he asked Defence Minister Richard Marles. Mr Marles did not respond directly to the question. "Sanctions are an important part of what we are putting in place to stand with Ukraine," he told parliament. "At the NATO summit I announced increased sanctions to an additional 44 people and entities which add, which now means that in total there are about 1,500 people and entities in Russia which are the subject of Australian sanctions, which sees a significant impact on the Russian economy in areas such as electronic; areas such as energy; such areas such as finance and it is a really important part of what we need to be doing to contest Russia in this," he said. In a media release on July 19, the Australian Federation of Ukrainian Organisations (AFUO) described the cargo arriving in Australia on tankers as "blood oil". "Since February 2023, Australia has imported an estimated $3.7 billion worth of Russian crude, as a component in refined petroleum products from Indian refineries, sending around $1.8 billion in tax revenue to the Kremlin," AFUO chair Kateryna Argyrou said. "The flow of profits directly helps fund Russia's brutal war against Ukraine." She called on the Albanese government to extend its sanctions to the Indian refineries processing Russian crude. West Australian mining magnate Andrew Forrest has also raised concerns about the money of "Australian mums and dads" being sent back to Vladamir Putin through sanction-avoidance schemes. But Russian oil company Rosneft has described sanctions against Indian refineries as "unjustified and illegal". "These sanctions are yet another example of extraterritorial implementation of politically motivated restrictions that blatantly violate international law and infringe on the economic interests of a sovereign state," the company said in a statement. In a written statement, a spokesperson for the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade said the Australian government continued to stand with Ukraine since "Russia's illegal and immoral invasion". "Australia has imposed strict sanctions and other trade measures to restrict the import, purchase and transport of oil coming from, or that originated in, Russia," the spokesperson said. "On 18 June, the foreign minister announced Australia's first sanctions against Russia's shadow fleet, to help starve Russia's war machine of oil revenue. They said further options were being evaluated to ensure that "Australia does not inadvertently fund Russia's war machine".
DW
20-05-2025
- Politics
- DW
Trump says Russia-Ukraine truce talks to start immediately – DW – 05/20/2025
Mark Corrigan 05/20/2025 May 20, 2025 After a two-hour call, US President Donald Trump announced that truce negotiations for Ukraine would begin immediately, while Russian President Vladimir Putin noted that achieving peace would take time.
Daily Mail
18-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Peep Show fans open-mouthed as video reveals state of sitcom's iconic flat now - gasping 'this is outrageous!'
Peep Show fans were shocked as a video revealed the condition of a flat inside the same building the iconic sitcom was filmed in. The comedy series which was broadcast on Channel 4 from 2003 - 2015 focused on the lives of Mark Corrigan and Jeremy Usborne, played by double act David Mitchell and Robert Webb respectively, in their flat in London. In real life, the home of the fictional housemates is in a tower block called Zodiac House in Croydon, London - although it underwent a rebrand for the series and was called Apollo House. A video on TikTok appeared to show a brief tour of a flat located in the apartment block, though it looks very different to what fans witnessed on the beloved show. Captioned with 'Mark & Jez' Flat in 2025,' the clip first shows the exterior of the building, located in Croydon. The camera then pans to reveal a corridor in the property and shows an empty cupboard with the words, 'no more orac,' followed with a crying emoji over the video. In the show, eccentric Mark calls his boiler 'Orac' as a continuous joke that features throughout the series. The boiler is located in an indent in the wall in the hallway, as shown in the TikTok clip. The video then moves into another room, which appears to have a cluttered carpet and boxes and other items stacked near a window. Captioned with 'Jez coded decoration,' the video refers to Jeremy who was portrayed as immature and laid back. Another part of the clip revealed a living room area with a large window, scattered dining chairs and rubbish on the floor. The poster commented 'Creamy elephant gone,' which was what Jeremy named the cream, leather living room sofa. Moving into the kitchen, which appeared to feature missing tiles and broken cupboard doors, the caption 'NO TURKEY?!' played over the clip. 'Where's the turkey Jeremy?' Mark asked as he began to cook Christmas dinner during an episode. 'What?' Jeremy replied. 'The turkey, where's the turkey?' Mark persisted, to which Jeremy responded, 'I thought you were getting the turkey?' 'You what,' Mark exclaimed. 'No turkey! You f****** idiot, Jeremy! You total f****** idiot! That was your job!' He continued to shout at Jeremy who stood stone-faced and bluntly said: 'It was a joke Mark, I was joking. It was a Christmas joke. Of course I've got a turkey, it was an organic turkey. I spent ages researching it online, it's going to be delicious.' Peep Show fans commented on the condition of the flat and penned: 'Why has it been left a tip?'; 'This is outrageous!'; 'Bro I'm so sad.'; 'Very different'. Moving into the kitchen, which appeared to feature missing tiles and broken cupboard doors, the caption 'NO TURKEY?!' played over the clip. Peep Show fans commented on the condition of the flat and penned: 'Why has it been left a tip?' Another posted: 'Never been the same since Super Hans kicked the bathroom door off it's hinges.'; 'This is such an iconic flat.' Earlier this year, Croydon Council purchased the blocks of flats, according to Inside Croydon. Another flat in the same Peep Show block was listed for sale back in 2023 for £300,000. The kitchen was a fully renovated space which boasted black marble floors, with entirely new whitewashed units installed. The bathroom was pristine with white and black marble - quite the opposite of the room that had a door broken down by Super Hans. The flat also shows off an impressive view of London from the high-rise balcony, where Battersea power station can be seen in the distance. The property was listed on Rightmove and read: 'The property is an ideal purchase for an individual looking to get onto the property ladder as a first time buyer or a buy to let investor looking to obtain an attractive rental yield. 'The property consists of two double bedrooms, an open-plan reception room with majestic views of London, a fully renovated kitchen with integrated appliances, and a modern family bathroom. 'The owners have been able to refurbish and polish the original parquet flooring, which adds to the character of the property. 'The décor is light and airy and will allow a buyer to use their imagination to put their stamp on it. 'The property spans over an impressive 792 square feet and has two well-proportioned bedrooms with ample space for storage in the master and integrated storage in bedroom two.'
