Australia almost going to be like a real life Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome

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Posted: 4/16/2018 10:26:17 AM EDT

Australia could completely run out of fuel by the end of next month, experts say, as the escalating conflict in Syria threatens to cripple supply channels from overseas.
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While the International Energy Agency mandates that countries hold a stock in reserve 'equivalent to 90 days of net imports', Australia only has 43 days worth of supply, the Australian reports.
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Speaking to 2GB on Monday Morning, Mr Nolan criticised the government's passive approach to issues of fuel supply and energy security, calling it 'a single point of failure for Australia.
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Moreover, a chronic shortage of petrol, diesel and aviation fuel could render the Australian military immobile.
ccording to Mr Molan, Australia is one of the few places in the world that doesn’t have a government-mandated strategic reserve of fuel.
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This is an interesting news piece. I wonder where they got their fuel in the previous Syrian coup attempt when Assad's government was almost taken down.

Posted: 4/16/2018 10:27:36 AM EDT

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Posted: 4/16/2018 10:28:00 AM EDT

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Gotta be the Bronze to gets the joooce

Posted: 4/16/2018 10:28:24 AM EDT

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So why don't they buy it from us?

Posted: 4/16/2018 10:28:42 AM EDT

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we can certainly export to them.

Posted: 4/16/2018 10:32:26 AM EDT

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Posted: 4/16/2018 10:32:46 AM EDT

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Nothing will happen.

Posted: 4/16/2018 10:32:51 AM EDT

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They have common sense gun control so it will continue to be a utopia.

Posted: 4/16/2018 10:39:36 AM EDT

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lol

Posted: 4/16/2018 10:41:33 AM EDT

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Seller's market to those bitches down under!

Posted: 4/16/2018 10:43:02 AM EDT

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Wtf does Syria have to do with that?

Posted: 4/16/2018 10:55:51 AM EDT

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"Hes a reasonable man, open to negotiations. .."

Posted: 4/16/2018 10:59:45 AM EDT

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Fuck Australia. Tired of hearing Australians talk shit about this country. I hope it turns into Bartertown soon

Posted: 4/16/2018 11:02:59 AM EDT

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Please don’t ever bring up that abomination of a movie ever again.
You made me sad.

Posted: 4/16/2018 11:05:55 AM EDT

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Posted: 4/16/2018 11:06:58 AM EDT

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CAPTAIN WALKER! CAPTAIN WALKER!

Posted: 4/16/2018 11:07:28 AM EDT

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Will trade hot Ozzy wiminz for fuel.

Posted: 4/16/2018 11:08:50 AM EDT

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Need guzaline.

Posted: 4/16/2018 11:09:03 AM EDT

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Posted: 4/16/2018 11:11:06 AM EDT

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I am more concerned about ARFcom’s shortage of hotlinks.

Posted: 4/16/2018 11:12:05 AM EDT

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Maybe they should take steps to make sure this doesn't happen in the future, I'm sure we would export oil or refined fuel to them.

Posted: 4/16/2018 11:13:24 AM EDT

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They'll just harvest their emergency fart power

Posted: 4/16/2018 11:13:59 AM EDT

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They hate Trump and Gun Owning Americans...

They would rather be criminal cannibals living in anarchy and filth than acknowledge that Americans haven't circled the hole going down the toliet. (because we rotate the right way!)

Posted: 4/16/2018 11:14:10 AM EDT

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Movie is accurate

I do run around wearing cricket pads

Posted: 4/16/2018 11:16:24 AM EDT

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Should help them meet their Paris CO2 emissions benchmarks.

Posted: 4/16/2018 11:16:38 AM EDT

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Yeah, but without the guns.

Posted: 4/16/2018 11:17:21 AM EDT

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Don't they all ride kangaroos down there anyways?

Posted: 4/16/2018 11:19:47 AM EDT

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There were about 7 bullets in the entire movie. I would think they are on course.

Posted: 4/16/2018 11:24:20 AM EDT

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I'm just here for the Guzzoline Mate.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQePF1lncFQ

Posted: 4/16/2018 11:32:22 AM EDT

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Gotta go to gas town. Prepare a war rig.

Posted: 4/16/2018 11:41:51 AM EDT

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No strategic reserve? Have they never read the story of the Three Little Pigs?

Posted: 4/16/2018 11:45:10 AM EDT

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MRS. WALKER!

Posted: 4/16/2018 11:45:36 AM EDT

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Posted: 4/16/2018 11:47:02 AM EDT

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If only there was a source of power that was CO2 emission free, generate enourmous amounts of power, while producing less than a pound of waste per day, and could run desalination plants as an added bonus.....hmmmmm!

Posted: 4/16/2018 11:51:26 AM EDT

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I saw a rig that can 'aul that tankah

Posted: 4/16/2018 11:52:05 AM EDT

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They need a Oil for Illegals program......For every 10 liters of fuel we send them they also have to take one illegal.

Posted: 4/16/2018 11:53:20 AM EDT

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Posted: 4/16/2018 11:54:13 AM EDT

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Posted: 4/16/2018 11:55:44 AM EDT

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I thought the produced their own gasoline for domestic consumption.

I know they export LNG.

Posted: 4/16/2018 11:56:38 AM EDT

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Talking shit is in their DNA

But Aussies are good people through and through.

Posted: 4/16/2018 12:00:27 PM EDT

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Coal liquefaction, guys. Have you heard of it?

Posted: 4/16/2018 12:04:34 PM EDT

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WALKABOUTS for errbody!

Posted: 4/16/2018 12:06:12 PM EDT

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How about 10 liters/10 illegals......more equitable that way

Posted: 4/16/2018 12:18:55 PM EDT

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So how does the "International Energy Agency" get to *mandate* a specific reserve? I get "recommends" or "advises" but mandates seems like a bit overmuch...

Posted: 4/16/2018 12:31:09 PM EDT

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Well look at all the carbon credits they will be saving!

Posted: 4/16/2018 1:09:10 PM EDT

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http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-02-24/fuel-imports-a-risk-amid-south-china-sea-tensions-nrma-advisor/7149648
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Mr Blackburn said a significant disruption to refined fuel imports, "the vast majority of which comes from south-eastern Asia", would start to bring the country to its knees "within a week".
"What's important is what type of fuel you've got and where, because we can't move fuel around Australia readily," he said.
"We can't move by rail anymore because we don't have the rolling stock. We don't own ships anymore. And the trucks that move fuel are designed for 'just in time' normal commercial deliveries."
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The NRMA said Australia only retained enough fuel in stockholdings to continue delivery of chilled and frozen goods for seven days, dry goods for nine days, hospital pharmacy supplies for three days, retail pharmacy for seven days, and petrol stations for three days.
This left Australia well short of its requirement as a member of the International Energy Agency (IEA) to maintain 90 days of fuel in reserve.
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A spokesperson for one of Australia's major fuel suppliers, who did not want to be identified, said he understood the "geopolitical" concern in the South China Sea and accepted escalating tensions could affect supplies through the sea.
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Looks like they've been aware for awhile.