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

The defence minister has once again stressed that China did not breach international law by conducting live-fire drills off ...

The escalation comes a day after Taiwan accused Beijing of conducting live-fire exercises without prior warning in an area ...

New Zealand used high-level talks in Beijing to raise concerns about the surprise deployment of Chinese warships off its ...

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

Taiwan's defence ministry on Thursday reported a surge in Chinese military activity the previous day, but officials said they ...

New Zealand raised fresh concerns Monday over nearby live-fire drills conducted by Chinese warships armed with “extremely ...

Richard Marles has brushed off revelations that had a commercial airline pilot not relayed a warning to air traffic controllers, the Australian Defence Force would not have learnt of Chinese warship ...

China carried out a “joint combat readiness patrol” drill on Wednesday in an area 40 nautical miles off Taiwan that included ...

After reports emerged in January that Chinese warships tracked a Canadian navy vessel passing through the disputed South ...

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The Australian and New Zealand militaries are monitoring three Chinese warships that are moving unusually far south along ...