Al Qaeda threatens Australian fuel supplies

By Heath Aston
Updated November 1 2014 - 10:21am, first published 1:18am
An oil tanker travelling through the North Sea. Picture: Chris Ratcliffe
An oil tanker travelling through the North Sea. Picture: Chris Ratcliffe

Al Qaeda has urged jihadists to attack oil tankers in two maritime hotspots that supply Australia with up to 70 per cent of its petrol, raising a concern over the nation's near-complete reliance on imported fuel.

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