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

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

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The Albanese government has continued to grapple with concerns about the presence of Chinese warships off the Australian ...

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

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

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