US Military Interests Reach 110 Australian Defence Facilities

A Nautilus Institute database published by Guardian Australia on 6 September 2026 documents that US military interests control or access 110 defence facilities on Australian soil — well over half the national total. Seventeen are US-controlled; 75 are Australian-run with US military access. Author Prof Richard Tanter calls the American influence "saturation" rather than penetration, challenging Canberra's hosting-versus-basing distinction.