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Morning Mail: US military interests in Australia; Labor accused of inaction on Zomi Frankcom; and Indonesia’s ash cloud

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Want to get this in your inbox every weekday? Sign up for the Morning Mail here , and finish your day with our Afternoon Update newsletter Good morning. US military interests control or have access to more than half of Australia’s military bases, according to new data compiled by the Nautilus Institute and published by the Guardian today. Some analysts describe it as a “saturation” or “colonisation” of Australia’s military – and warn it could drag Australia unwillingly into a US war with China. The Greens claim that Labor has failed to take action following a former Israeli military officer’s “reprehensible” comments over the deadly strike that killed aid worker Zomi Frankcom in Gaza. ‘Reprehensible’ | The Greens have criticised statements from the former Israel Defense Forces officer who ordered the attack which killed Zomi Frankcom, and accused Labor of failing to take action . Exclusive | US military interests control or have access to more than 100 defence facilities on Australian

First report: ‘Guilt by association’: why seven international aid workers were killed in Israeli airstrike — theguardian.com, 10d