Military expert Mick Ryan says China's sent a clear message with its war ships as they sail away from Australia and New ...

The Chinese naval task group continued in a westerly direction while transiting off Australia's southern coast.

Many Australians seem to have missed a salient fact – our own navy conducts navigation operations and live firing exercises ...

Canberra's bid to keep ties with Beijing stable is vulnerable to political attack as public anxieties grow. Read more at ...

An unusual series of military exercises by Chinese warships in the sea between Australia and New Zealand has prompted ...

The Chinese navy was operating within Australia's 200-nautical-mile Exclusive Economic Zone off its southwest coast.

Beijing’s vessels in the Tasman Sea reveal ‘vulnerability’ in the navy Down Under, according to former officer ...

The Prime Minister said his government’s response to the Chinese warships and live-fire exercises in the Tasman Sea stood in ...

Amid the furore, no-one has suggested that the Chinese “live fire” exercises were a military threat, were not held in ...

The visit comes as the U.S. is assisting Australia in acquiring conventionally armed, nuclear-powered attack submarines.

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Many Australians seem to have missed a salient fact – our own navy conducts navigation operations and live firing exercises ...