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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Daniel Hurst Foreign affairs and defence correspondent

US reviewed defence training ties with Australia after Brereton inquiry into alleged war crimes

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The US embassy says the Australian government took action to address the allegations in the Brereton report, and that ‘bilateral security cooperation was never suspended’. Photograph: Jason Reed/Reuters

The United States says the Brereton inquiry into alleged war crimes by Australian special forces sparked “a bilateral training review” that ended with a decision not to suspend security cooperation between the two countries.

The US embassy in Canberra moved to clear up unanswered questions about the issue on Friday, insisting that the Australian government’s actions to address the allegations had allayed any concerns.

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