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Grassroots Labor group urges Albanese government to break from the ‘American war machine’

From The Guardian · () English

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  • Labor Against War is urging the Albanese government to pursue a foreign policy independent of the United States.
  • The group says the United States has led Australia into wars of aggression for 50 years.
  • The government maintains that the defense sites remain Australian bases under Australian control, despite evidence that the US military controls more than a dozen bases in Australia.

A grassroots Labor campaign group is calling on the Albanese government to chart a foreign policy independent of what it describes as the “American war machine.”

American war machine

· Labor Against WarThe grassroots Labor group uses the phrase in calling for an Australian foreign policy independent of the United States.

Labor Against War made the appeal after revelations that the US military and weapons manufacturers control or can access more than 100 bases across the Australian continent. The group argues that the United States has “led Australia into wars of aggression” for 50 years.

The campaign comes as the Australian government defends the growing US military presence. It insists that the defense sites “are Australian bases under Australian control.”

led Australia into wars of aggression

· Labor Against WarThe group’s criticism of the United States’ influence over Australian foreign policy.

That position has come under pressure from evidence that the US military controls more than a dozen bases on Australian territory. The dispute has intensified debate within Labor over Australia’s military relationship with Washington and the direction of its foreign policy.

are Australian bases under Australian control

· Australian governmentThe government’s defense of the growing US military presence at Australian defense sites.
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