It was not clear whether the Chinese naval task group will transit westward to the waters south of mainland Australia.

The three Chinese Navy ships in the Tasman Sea have moved into Australia’s economic zone. It comes as the New Zealand navy ...

A Virgin Australia pilot is responsible for alerting authorities to Chinese live fire drills off Australia’s east coast last ...

The Defence Department’s chief is warning of an increasingly “uncertain world” amid recent seismic security shifts across the globe, including China’s move to deploy warships off Australia’s east ...

My god, we are helpless. Australia was unaware Chinese warships were set to conduct live-fire exercises off its east coast ...

Labor is dialling up the pressure on Opposition Leader Peter Dutton over his personal finances, including his property ...

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Chinese warships firing live rounds within a few hundred kilometres of Sydney with only a few hours’ notice is a significant ...

However, Australian and Kiwi responses were muted and in sharp contrast with how the PLA reacts to foreign naval transits through the South China Sea or Taiwan Strait. On such occasions, China can ...

Government and defence officials are set to face a Senate Estimates hearing on Wednesday over why a Virgin Airlines pilot sent the alert for China’s live fire drills last week. Emergency Management ...