Why do protests keep happening at the Australian-US Defence facility Pine Gap near Alice Springs?

Pro-Palestinian protesters set up a blockade outside the Pine Gap military facility this morning. (ABC News: Alex Barwick) Published by ABC News, 27 November 2023 A group of protesters have blocked access to the highly secretive Pine Gap military facility in Central Australia. It's the second protest outside the joint Australian-US

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Menwith Hill: why is the United States set to increase its secret spying capability at Yorkshire surveillance base and how much will it cost?

By Dave Hammond, Published by the Yorkshire Post, 10 February 2022 It is little secret that the UK's Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) remains the primary intelligence gathering partner of the United States' National Security Agency but concerns are mounting about the planned expansion of Menwith Hill - so why is

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‘Deceitful activities’: US expands its intelligence and military presence in UK

By Richard Norton-Taylor, Published by Declassified UK, 9 February 2022 The US is quietly preparing to upgrade its presence in Britain in moves with huge implications for UK security and vulnerability in an international crisis. Upgrading US air bases in the UK would enable Washington to intercept international communications and

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