Liberal Senator Jane Hume has hit out at Labor over a ‘smear campaign’ against Opposition Leader Peter Dutton.

As three Chinese warships re-enter Australian waters, firebrand senator Jacqui Lambie has issued a not-so-subtle warning.

Defence officials believe a Chinese nuclear-powered submarine accompanied the flotilla during its deployment off Australia's ...

Australia correspondent Karen Middleton looks at the pressure Australian officials are coming under to explain why it was a Virgin airline pilot who alerted the Australian and New Zealand governments ...

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

As tensions ratchet up in the Pacific, foreign minister Winston Peters has landed in Beijing for scheduled meetings. He'll ...

Virgin Australia and Emirates aircraft heard the Chinese flotilla's radio notification about a live-firing test off the ...

The Chinese live firing exercise caused three flights over the Tasman Sea to be diverted, including aircraft from Qantas, ...

My god, we are helpless. Australia was unaware Chinese warships were set to conduct live-fire exercises off its east coast ...

The Australian military only learnt about the Chinese live firing drill in the Tasman Sea after being alerted by aviation ...