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Defense is the responsibility of Australia; periodic visits by the Royal Australian Navy and Royal Australian Air Force
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Ashmore And Cartier Islands [ Australia ]:
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These uninhabited islands came under Australian authority in 1931; formal administration began two years later. Ashmore Reef supports a rich and diverse avian and marine habitat; in 1983, it became a National Nature Reserve. Cartier Island, a former bombing range, became a marine reserve in 2000.