Australia is “keeping close watch on” Chinese military ships traversing waters off its coast, Richard Marles, Australia’s ...

The Albanese government has lodged a diplomatic protest with Beijing after commercial flights were forced to change course at ...

The three vessels sparked an alert for commercial pilots and forced flights on Australia-New Zealand routes to be diverted on ...

which claimed a RAAF surveillance plane had “undermined China’s national security” after a Chinese J-16 fighter shot flares within 30m of an RAAF P-8A Poseidon on Tuesday. Similar encounters ...

According to the Australian Defence Ministry, the PLA-AF aircraft released flares in close proximity to the RAAF P-8A, posing a risk to the aircraft and its crew. Fortunately, no injuries or damage ...

"The PLA-AF aircraft released flares in close proximity to the RAAF P-8A aircraft. This was an unsafe and unprofessional manoeuvre that posed a risk to the aircraft and personnel," the statement ...

A key war game will be held outside of Australia for the first time, as the Federal Government moves towards a major defence ...

Australia's navy and Air Force are monitoring Chinese warships about 300 kilometres off Sydney, as Beijing sends a "strong ...

China accused Australia on Friday of deliberately provoking it with a maritime patrol in the disputed South China Sea this ...

Foreign minister Penny Wong will meet with her Chinese counterpart to make Canberra's case on the presence of Chinese ...

Defence Minister Richard Marles has described the three Chinese warships sitting off the coast of Sydney on Thursday as an ...

A handout photo taken on February 11, 2025 and released on February 13, 2025 by the Australian Defence Force shows China's People’s Liberation Army-Navy Jiangkai-class frigate Hengyang, part of a task ...