Currently Australia consumes approximately 18.5 billion litres of diesel and 2.7 billion litres of petrol annually. Intuitively diesel is more geared to commerce and industry with mining consuming approximately 30%, transport approximately 35% and agriculture about 2% of annual diesel usage. Gas consumption currently stands at approximately 210,000 GJ of which manufacturing consumes approximately 40% and electricity and heating consume approximately 42%.
mentions the speaker's competence to govern or other party's lack of such competence, or favourably mentions a strong/stable government