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Trepidation over ADF plan to upgrade airstrip, boost military capability on Cocos (Keeling) Islands

A community leader on Australia's most westerly tropical territory has called for clarity about a half-a-billion dollar upgrade of the territory's military capabilities amid fears it will create a security risk and infrastructure headaches.

The Australian Defence Force (ADF) plans to upgrade a strategically important airfield in the Shire of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands — subject to parliamentary approval.

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