Documents relating to the Fuel and Fertiliser Security Facility (FFSF)

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The release concerns the Fuel and Fertiliser Security Facility (FFSF), administered through Export Finance Australia (EFA) under the Export Finance and Insurance Corporation Amendment (Strategic Reserve) Bill 2026. Documents include an EFA assessment of proposed fertiliser importers (May 2026), inter-departmental emails between the Department of Industry, Science and Resources and the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, draft policy parameters for fertiliser underwriting (April to May 2026), and emails on clearing trade requests from Incitec Pivot and CSBP. Key data covers urea supply, with about 65 per cent of imports sourced from Gulf countries, and imports of 3.1 to 3.8 million tonnes a year. Internal debate centred on broadening support beyond urea to ammonia and sulphur inputs, and on the due diligence needed before referring new importers to EFA. Approval was conditional on confirming low biosecurity risk and verifying companies' Australian business connections. Some passages are redacted.