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Bold plan to flood Darwin with thousands of US Marines as cheapest way to defend 'under-prepared Australia from enemies
By David Southwell For Daily Mail Australia Published: 20:37 EDT, 8 August 2024 | Updated: 20:37 EDT, 8 August 2024 Up to 16,000 US Marines would by stationed in Australia's Top End by 2025 under a radical new defence plan. A report by two think tanks …