Big holes in Australia’s defences north of the 26th parallel Far from an impregnable barrier, Australia’s northern border is full of holes and a single road to an air base sums up the problem.

THE 38th parallel in question is a circle of latitude 38 degrees north of the equatorial plane. This line divides the Korean peninsula roughly in half (leaving about 56% of Korean territory on the ...

THE 26TH PARALLEL The head of ASPI’s Northern Australia security program, Dr John Coyne, said the defence of Australia’s north — a vast area with few people — had always been a challenge.