US military and spy bases in Australia, mapped

Research by the Nautilus Institute has revealed what some analysts have labelled a 'colonisation' of Australia by the United States. Subscribe to Guardian Australia on YouTube and hit the bell to see new videos ► http://bit.ly/gdnaustraliasubs With more than half of the military bases in Australia having either US military or military corporate access, many are asking – could this drag Australia unwillingly into war? See a map of all the US military bases in Australia, including Pine Gap in the Northern Territory, the highly secretive joint Australian-US satellite communications and signals intelligence surveillance base established by the CIA in 1966 EXCLUSIVE: The US now has access to more than half Australia’s military bases – could it drag the country unwillingly into war? ► https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/ng-interactive/2026/sep/07/us-military-bases-in-australia-map-list-spy-satellite-pine-gap?CMP=gdnaus_yt Podcast: Why can the US access so many Australian military bases? ► https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/audio/2026/sep/07/why-can-the-us-access-so-many-australian-military-bases-and-could-they-drag-us-unwillingly-into-war-podcast?CMP=gdnaus_yt 00:00 Intro: Where all the military bases are in Australia 00:56 RAAF Base Amberley and RAAF Base Tindal 01:44 Exmouth: Harold Holt naval communication station 02:33 Pine Gap military base 03:23 The number of US military bases in Australia 04:59 The implications for Australia Support Guardian Australia ► https://support.theguardian.com/contribute?CMP=gdnaus_yt Sign up to Guardian Australia's free daily newsletters, the Morning Mail and Politics, really ► https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=gdnaus_yt Find or follow Guardian Australia: Website ► https://theguardian.com/au?CMP=gdnaus_yt Google News ► https://news.google.com/publications/CAAqBwgKMNTrogswl_a6Aw Instagram ► https://instagram.com/guardianaustralia TikTok ► https://tiktok.com/@guardianaustralia LinkedIn ► https://linkedin.com/company/guardianaustralia Threads ► https://www.threads.net/@guardianaustralia WhatsApp Channels ► https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VaBW8Bn6hENlReOC9j0l Facebook ► https://facebook.com/theguardianaustralia Newsletters ► https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=gdnaus_yt Subscribe to the Guardian's other YouTube channels: The Guardian ► https://bit.ly/guardiannewssubs Guardian News ► https://bit.ly/guardiannewssubs Guardian Football ► https://bit.ly/gdnfootballsubs Guardian Sport ► https://bit.ly/gdnsportsubs Guardian Live ► https://bit.ly/guardianlivesubs #pinegap #usmilitary #usmilitarybases #usa #australia #military #militarybases