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

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

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

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

In his first comments since this month's arrival of a People's Liberation Army-Navy (PLA-N) taskforce, Ambassador Xiao Qian ...

Both sides of politics appear to be tentatively pushing China as an election issue. Both understand the risks.

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.

The deployment of a Chinese naval task group in our region is clearly aimed at sending a message and testing Australia’s ...

Australia learned about Chinese live-fire naval drills off the country’s coast that forced dozens of flights to be diverted ...

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Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles says airliners were over the Tasman Sea crossing between Australia and New Zealand ...