Australia and the war in the Middle East: What a US military base in the Outback has to do with Gaza
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The ‘Poisonous Heart’: Australia’s Most Secretive Base Draws New Scrutiny: The largest U.S. spy facility in the region attracted a massive protest action amid ...
thediplomat.com/2026/07/the-poisonous-heart-australias-most-secretive-base-draws-new-scrutiny/
Hundreds march on Pine Gap in secretive site's biggest protest in decades: About 300 people have marched on Pine Gap in Alice Springs, protesting against ...
abc.net.au/news/2026-07-20/hundreds-march-in-pine-gap-protest-alice-springs-nt/106936514
Key FactsProtest Erupts Over Pine Gap Expansion and Land Rights
Jul 19, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: abc.net.au
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: abc.net.au
- Pine Gap has operated for nearly six decades as a secretive joint Australian-US military base that continues to expand its surveillance capabilities.
- Protesters express concern about its role in global intelligence and Australia's involvement in US-led conflicts.
- Arrernte traditional owners highlight restricted access to sacred sites within the facility and seek compensation for land damage.
- The event began with a smoking ceremony, reinforcing solidarity between activists and Indigenous communities.
Australia should not be 'dragged into' US wars.— Nathalie Farah, organiser of the Pine Gap protest in Alice Springs
Alice Springs locals conflicted over spy base's role in Iran war : Alice Springs residents with family in the Middle East are grappling with the role the ...
abc.net.au/news/2026-03-24/pine-gap-alice-springs-residents-conflicted/106468888
Fifty Years Ago, the US Staged a Coup in Australia: The 1975 “dismissal” of Australian Labor PM Gough Whitlam is often seen as a constitutional crisis initiated ...
jacobin.com/2025/11/whitlam-coup-us-cia-kerr
