Richard Marles has brushed off revelations that had a commercial airline pilot not relayed a warning to air traffic ...

Debating Australia's role in world politics is not always high on the political agenda. Elections here are more often fought on economic issues than ...

Backed by the US, Australia has been increasingly asserting its power in the Indo-Pacific region. Has this strategy served it well?

Beijing on Sunday said Canberra had “deliberately hyped” recent Chinese naval exercises near the Australian coast and ...

The New Zealand government says China made a "tactical error" by letting a flotilla fire live rounds in the Tasman Sea, as ...

Australia plans to review the fallout on Southeast Asia and the Pacific of President Donald Trump’s planned cuts to USAID as ...

A of PM Anthony Albanese and China’s Ambassador to Australia Xiao Qian during a Citizenship Ceremony in Canberra on January ...

Defence officials did not know for 40 minutes that Chinese warships had started a live-firing exercise that disrupted ...

The Defence Department is working with New Zealand's military to track the warships as they move closer to Hobart.

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

Health, Treasury and Defence officials are among those due to front Senate estimates hearings on Wednesday.