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

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 ...

A handout photo taken on February 11, 2025 and released on February 13, 2025 by the Australian Defence Force shows China's ...

A Chinese Navy formation held two live-fire exercises in the Tasman Sea between Australia and New Zealand on Friday and Saturday, prompting passenger planes to change course mi ...

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

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

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

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

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

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