Australia joins military exercises in South China Sea as government stockpiles fuel | ABC News

Australia's taking advantage of record low oil prices to stockpile a national emergency supply of fuel. The decision's been announced as military tensions rise in a crucial maritime trading route, where an Australian warship is training with the United States.

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