U.S. to build military base in Australia
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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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Prime Minister John Howard has said he would commit troops to future US-led military actions only on merit, with the government to focus firmly on Asia.
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Australia will buy a fleet of 27 high-speed naval boats for counter-terror operations, particularly around Sydney Harbour, and to combat drug and gun smuggling in New South Wales state, officials said on Sunday.
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CANBERRA, Australia  - Australia plans to create  what it believes will be the most lethal force of fighter jets  in Southeast Asia by equipping its aircraft with long-range  missiles in a move critics said could antagonize neighbors.
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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 plans to closely monitor ships beyond its territorial waters in a move to boost the country&#39;s defenses against possible terror attacks on its soil and offshore oil and gas facilities, Prime Minister John Howard said
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The United States is pushing Japan to become a base for a force that can deploy to the Middle East, a move that exceeds the bounds of their current security alliance, a report said.
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Australia plans to create what it  believes will be the most lethal force of fighter jets in  Southeast Asia by equipping its aircraft with long-range  missiles in a move critics said could antagonize neighbors.
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Australia plans to create what it believes will be the most lethal force of fighter jets in Southeast Asia by equipping its aircraft with long-range missiles in a move critics said could antagonize neighbors.
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SYDNEY: Australian Prime Minister John Howard said he would not hesitate to order pre-emptive strikes against terrorist bases overseas as he unveiled a plan for anti-terror police flying squads.
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JOHN Howard will unveil a $100 million plan today to create six new Australian Federal Police &quot;flying squads&quot; to tackle terrorism in Southeast Asia.
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The Australian government's national security committee has met to consider beefing up the army, which is stretched by deployments in Iraq, Afghanistan and the Pacific.
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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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Australia's conservative government has pledged to spend an extra 39 million dollars (27 million US) on immigration controls and border protection measures, including new customs offices in Beijing and Jakarta.
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Australia announced that it had agreed to host a new US military communications base, calling it a practical expression of the strong alliance between the two countries.
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Australia and the United States launched their biggest joint war games Monday, with 27,500 troops backed by a U.S. aircraft carrier engaging in exercises aimed at consolidating the allies' military dominance in the Asia Pacific region.
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GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba - An Australian cowboy accused of fighting with the Taliban against U.S. and coalition troops in Afghanistan appeared before a U.S...