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WA Premier Roger Cook says HMAS Stirling will not be a US military base despite media reports that more than double the number of Americans would be deployed to the facility than previously declared.

Earlier this week, The Australian published a story saying the US has established the administrative framework for a military base in WA, amid revelations 2300 Americans will be deployed to the state to support “enduring” submarine deployments to the defence facility south of Perth.

However, Cook has backed the stance…

Read the full article at SMH.COM.AU