The US military will include Australia in a global pre-positioning programme for weapons, ammunition and vehicles for the first time, according to reports.There is a “growing US footprint in Australia”, said Defence Minister Richard Marles, which is “important in terms of building our own military capability” but critics have asked if Australia is “acting like America’s 51st state”.
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