Grassroots Labor group urges Albanese government to chart course away from ‘American war machine’

Pressure follows revelations US military and weapons manufacturers control or have access to more than 100 bases across Australian continent

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The US has “led Australia into wars of aggression” for 50 years, internal party campaign group Labor Against War has argued, urging the government to chart a foreign policy independent “from the American war machine”.

The Australian government has defended the growing presence of the US military on the Australian continent, insisting the defence sites “are Australian bases under Australian control”, despite evidence the US military controls more than a dozen bases on Australian territory.