https://freerepublic.com/tag/fortressaustralia/ en-us Sun, 13 Sep 2009 23:35:21 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2338884/posts MILITARY bases and navy ships will be turned into virtual fortresses under plans to beef-up security in the wake of a major terrorist plot. Taxi drivers and other members of the public will be banned from entering military bases without getting high-level clearance after an urgent review found Australia's frontline defence facilities were among the least protected in the world. The top-secret review also found Australia's top defence brass would be vulnerable to a terrorist strike and recommended their leafy military showpiece, at Duntroon in Canberra, be turned into a secure compound. Among sweeping reforms, the review calls for bases... The Daily Telegraph https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2338884/posts#comment Sun, 13 Sep 2009 23:35:21 GMT