Guardian Investigation Exposes US Military 'Colonisation' of Australia as China Builds Pacific Power Without Bases

A major Guardian investigation has revealed the scale of US military access across Australia, with more than half of the nation's military facilities now accessible to US forces or defence corporations. The Nautilus Institute research, published on Sunday, shows a web of bases stretching from Pine Gap in the Northern Territory to coastal installations, with analysts warning it represents a "colonisation" of Australian military infrastructure that could drag the country unwillingly...