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Bases used by US Marines in Australia are getting $582 million in upgrades

By SETH ROBSON | STARS AND STRIPES Published: April 29, 2021
Australia will invest $582 million to improve bases and training areas in its Northern Territory that are used by a rotational force of U.S. Marines, the country’s Defence Department announced Wednesday.
Upgrades will be made to Robertson Barracks, home to Marine Rotational Force Darwin during annual six-month deployments, as well as ranges at Kangaroo Flats, Mount Bundey and Bradshaw, where the Marines train, the department said in a statement.
The Marines’ rotation Down Under will be back at nearly full strength this year, with 2,200 Marines in the Northern Territory by June, according to Australia’s defense department. The onset of the coronavirus pandemic meant last year’s force was cut by more than half, well short of the 2,500 Marines who traveled there in 2019. ....

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Australia unveils $580mn budget to upgrade military amid tensions with China

Australia unveils $580mn budget to upgrade military amid tensions with China
Wednesday, 28 April 2021 10:39 AM
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Soldiers from the Australian Army’s 3rd Brigade guard Langham Beach after an amphibious assault landing during the Talisman Saber joint military exercises between Australia and the United States, in Queensland, northeast Australia, in July 2017. (File photo by Reuters)
Australia has announced a major upgrade to its northern military bases and a plan to expand joint war games with the US military, amid a persisting diplomatic and trade row with China.
“Our objective is a free and open Indo-Pacific, to ensure a peaceful region, one that, at the same time, Australia is in a position to always protect its interests,” conservative Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Wednesday, unveiling a 580-million-doll ....

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Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian's Regular Press Conference on April 28, 2021

Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian s Regular Press Conference on April 28, 2021
2021/04/28
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TV: On your Tweet about Japan s disposal of nuclear wastewater, the Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said Japan has lodged solemn representations and asked for the deletion of the Tweet. Do you have a comment? Will you delete it?
Zhao Lijian:
illustrator
. It shows that the original by Mr. Katsushika Hokusai is quite well-known in China and the Chinese people understand much about the Japanese culture.
The recreated picture reflects public concern and outcry in China over the unilateral Japanese decision to dispose of Fukushima nuclear contaminated water by releasing it into the sea. As a matter of fact, China was not alone. Many governments, international organizations, over 300 environmental groups and people in various countries including Japan have raised strong objection and grave concern. ....

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Motorcycle gang leader brothers with criminal history to be deported to New Zealand

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Two founding members of an Australian motorcycle gang are to be deported to New Zealand, after their gang was declared a criminal organisation.
Two founding members of an Australian motorcycle gang are to be deported to New Zealand, after their gang was declared a criminal organisation.
In a statement, Australian Federal Police said the two brothers, aged 64 and 65, were detained by police after a search warrant was executed at an Adelaide property on Tuesday.
The two New Zealanders are being deported on “character grounds” after having their visas cancelled by the Australian Home Affairs Department. They have not been charged with a specific offence, although both have criminal records, police said. ....

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