Since 1987, the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) have had a long association with the start of the Melbourne Osaka Cup.

Amid the furore, no-one has suggested that the Chinese “live fire” exercises were a military threat, were not held in international waters or that China had no right to carry them out.

There's always a positive feeling in the air when a warship pulls into an Australian port after being at sea, not least for ...

The Chinese naval drills in the waters between Australia and New Zealand have prompted airlines to divert flights.

A young boarding officer-under-training sits in a rigid-hulled inflatable boat as it is lowered from the transom of its ...

The Chinese military is engaging in “gunboat diplomacy” by holding unannounced live-fire drills near Taiwan, Australia and New Zealand, and is demonstrating its intent to counterbalance the US, ...

Australian Navy sailors on HMAS Arunta keeping watch on People’s Liberation Army-Navy (PLA-N) Fuchi-class replenishment vessel Weishanhu and Jiangkai-class frigate Hengyang in the Tasman Sea on ...

Australian Navy sailors on HMAS Arunta keeping watch on People’s Liberation Army-Navy (PLA-N) Fuchi-class replenishment vessel Weishanhu and Jiangkai-class frigate Hengyang in the Tasman Sea on ...

HMAS Arunta (bottom) with People's Liberation Army-Navy (PLA-N) Fuchi-class replenishment vessel and Weishanhu Jiangkai-class frigate Hengyang in the Tasman Sea, on February 13, 2025.

In this photo provided by the Australian Defense Force, the HMAS (His Majesty's Australian Ship) Arunta, left, shadows the People's Liberation Army-Navy Jiangkai-class frigate Hengyang and a Fuchi ...