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The US now has access to more than half Australia’s military bases – could it drag the country unwillingly into war?

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Exclusive: US-controlled weapons corporations and forces have control or access to more than 100 facilities across the continent, which some analysts describe as a ‘colonisation’ of Australia’s military. Find a map of them hereUS military presence in Australia, mapped – videoWhy can the US access so many Australian military bases? – podcastUS military interests control or have access to more than 100 defence facilities on Australian soil, in what some analysts describe as a “saturation” – even a “colonisation” –…

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