The Australian goverment wants Google Maps to remove this image and this image from their database.
Advertisement
In 1988 a new 10-year lease for the US facilities was signed by then Prime Minister Bob Hawke. The agreement specified a three-year notification period which required the Australian government to give notice in 1995 to close both Nurrungar and Pine Gap in 1998, when the leases come up for renewal. Australia arranged to have greater access to the information collected by the bases.
When Nurrungar closed in 2000, some Nurrungar hardware and personnel was moved to Pine Gap.
Pictures here.