U.S. to build military base in Australia: media
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The United States is to build a new  military satellite communications base in Australia after three  years of secret negotiations between the two allies, media  reported on Thursday.
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SYDNEY, Australia  - Australia plans to enforce a maritime security zone more than 1,700 kilometres out to sea, far beyond its territorial waters, in a move to boost defences against possible terror attacks on its soil and offshore oil and gas facilities, Prime Minister John Howard said Wednesday.
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After a lightning visit to Iraq, U.S. President George W. Bush arrives in Australia on Tuesday where he can expect anti-Iraq war protests as he attends an Asia-Pacific leaders' summit in Sydney.
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AUSTRALIAS Air Force will be equipped with advanced cruise missiles in a move Indonesia warns could spark a regional arms race. Defence Minister Senator Robert Hill said yesterday the Government had approved
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Australia's top military commander said on Wednesday the job of the country's combat troops in southern Iraq was done, bolstering a government decision to bring soldiers home mid-year.
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CANBERRA, Australia  - Australia will become the first country in the Southeast Asia Pacific region to be armed with long-range stealth cruise missiles in a move that could irritate its neighbours, a newspaper said Thursday.
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A US team is in Australia on a low-profile visit to discuss Canberra's commitment to Washington's planned missile defence program, the Department of Defence said.
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The United States is to build a new military satellite communications base in Australia, the government said on Thursday, after three years of secret negotiations between the two allies.
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Australia plans to strengthen its  coastal security with a controversial surveillance footprint  that stretches south of New Zealand to north of Indonesia.
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Australia will equip its Air Force with stealth cruise missiles to maintain military superiority over its neighbours, the Government announced yesterday.
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CANBERRA - Prime Minister John Howard plans to base special &#39;flying squads&#39; of police in South-east Asia to fight terrorism at the source and stop it reaching Australia.
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U.S. President George W. Bush and  Australia&#39;s Prime Minister John Howard met beside Sydney  Harbour on Wednesday to discuss progress in Iraq and a new  defense deal ahead of an Asia-Pacific leaders&#39; summit.
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SYDNEY, Australia Australia&#39;s newly re-elected prime minister says he won&#39;t increase the number of his country&#39;s troops in Iraq.
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Australia vowed Friday to stand firm with the US in Iraq as visiting Vice President Dick Cheney warned the only way to survive terrorism was to go on the offensive &quot;till the enemy is destroyed&quot;.
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SYDNEY: Australian Prime Minister John Howard announced a pre-election rise in military spending on Tuesday, as a former US presidential adviser warned about the danger of a Spanish-style terror attack in the lead up to the October 9 poll.
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The U.S military has charged Australia's only Guantanamo Bay detainee with providing material support for terrorism, and legal proceedings will begin in about a month, the Pentagon said on Thursday.
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Indonesia says Australia has provided a briefing about its decision to arm navy destroyers and fighter jets with missiles capable of hitting targets up to 400 kilometres away.