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Michael Pascoe

Michael Pascoe: Worried about Australia’s sovereignty? Don’t bother, it’s gone

About 2200 US Marines are based in Darwin, making us both a Pentagon colony and a target. Photo: AAP Photo: AAP

In 1984, the United States imposed a trade embargo on the Solomon Islands after the islanders dared exercise their sovereignty by arresting an American tuna boat fishing illegally in Solomon waters.

Sure, that was 38 years ago, but it is not forgotten.

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