The Australian and New Zealand militaries are monitoring three Chinese warships that are moving unusually far south along Australia’s east coast on an unknown mission

The appearance of a flotilla of Chinese warships in Australian waters just days after a deadly clash involving a surveillance plane has heightened fears over Beijing’s expansionist ambitions.

The Chinese military has built a blue-water navy and are now testing us, along with other allies in the region," he said in a statement."This is not just "unusual" as the defence minister has played it down — it's provocative.

The Australian navy is shadowing Chinese warships 150 nautical miles east of Sydney, the furthest China’s navy has sailed down the eastern Australian coast. Two Australian ships are following a Chinese naval task group — comprising two warships and a supply vessel — that appeared off the north-eastern coast of Australia a week ago,

Australian officials said the ships were "off the east coast of Australia" and their presence there was unusual.

Australia and New Zealand are monitoring a group of Chinese naval vessels spotted in international waters near Sydney, the countries’ defence ministers said on Thursday. Three Chinese vessels are traveling down the eastern coast of Australia,

Sky News host Rita Panahi discusses a group of Chinese warships which were spotted sailing 276 kilometres away from Sydney.