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Amidst an environment increasingly defined by crisis-driven reality smacking policymakers in the face, the failure of decades of Australian policymakers to prepare a resilient energy security policy is being laid bare.
As nations such as Thailand, Vietnam and Bangladesh seek to reduce their energy consumption, even though Thailand has 90 days’ worth of oil in its strategic reserves, Australia continues as if it were business as usual.
This comes in spite of the fact that Energy Minister Chris Bowen recently put Australia’s reserves of vital fuels at:
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Tarric is an Australian freelance journalist and independent analyst who covers economics, finance, and geopolitics. Tarric is the author of the Avid Commentator Report. His works have appeared in The Washington DC Examiner, The Spectator, The Sydney Morning Herald, News.com.au, among other places.