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

Government and defence officials are set to face a Senate Estimates hearing on Wednesday over why a Virgin Airlines pilot ...

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 ...

Three Chinese warships have re-entered Australia’s Exclusive Economic Zone after recently completing live-fire exercises in the Tasman Sea.

A series of unexpected live-fire drills by Chinese naval vessels in the Tasman Sea has sparked criticism from Australia and ...

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

Some 49 commercial flights were forced to change course last Friday when Chinese warships unexpectedly announced naval drills off the eastern coast of Australia, officials said in a government hearing ...

Australia learned about Chinese live-fire naval drills off the country’s coast that forced dozens of flights to be diverted ...

Airservices Australia has revealed that a Virgin Airlines pilot was the first to spot three Chinese warships off Australia's ...

Aviation officials first found out about the Chinese live fire exercises through a Virgin pilot, with the activity causing ...