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 ...

Treasury chief Steven Kennedy has issued a fresh warning about China and explained why Australia's immigration levels are ...

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?

Follow the latest news headlines from Australia's most trusted source. Read in-depth expert analysis and watch live coverage on ABC News.

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 ...

Defence missed a warning about Beijing’s live fire drills in the Tasman Sea because the Chinese warships used a short range ...

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