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

  <p><strong>Exclusive:</strong> 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 here</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/global/video/2026/sep/07/us-military-presence-in-australia-mapped-video">US military presence in Australia, mapped – video</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/audio/2026/sep/07/why-can-the-us-access-so-many-australian-military-bases-and-could-they-drag-us-unwillingly-into-war-podcast">Why can the US access so many Australian military bases? – podcast</a></p></li></ul><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/us-military">US military</a> 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” – of the Australian continent.</p><p>New data compiled by the Nautilus Institute and published by Guardian Australia maps the extent of US militarisation. The US military controls 17 facilities on mainland Australia and has access to 75 more Australian-run

  Sun, 06 Sep 2026 20:00:14 GMT

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1. 2026-09-06 20:00The Guardian — The US now has access to more than half Australia’s military bases – could it drag the country unwillingly into war?