Australia is now no longer self-sufficient with oil. We import more than 80 per cent of our refined petroleum products across disputed seaways that could be closed at any minute. Proximate Chinese warships should be the wake-up call.
Refineries in South Korea, Singapore, Japan, Malaysia, Taiwan and China blend Middle Eastern, Asian and African crudes for production of imported Australian petroleum products.
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