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

The geopolitical earthquake in Europe will inevitably see aftershocks in Asia. Those aftershocks have arrived. Welcome, Australia, to an entirely new Pacific security environment.

The shifting geopolitical landscape has opened new opportunities for Xi Jinping in his plans to wrest back control of Taiwan. Australia is increasingly exposed.

Sailing in Australia’s exclusive economic zone, the three vessels were not breaking international law, but they were unusually far south on an undeclared mission.

The Australian Defence Force is monitoring three Chinese navy ships which are understood to be sailing east of Sydney.

Among the Chinese naval vessels detected only 150 nautical miles (276km) off the Sydney coast is one of the world's most powerful warships. The Australian Defence Force confirmed today it had been monitoring the flotilla since it was first detected in international waters off north-east Queensland last week.

China's naval exercise in the Tasman Sea has put Australia and New Zealand on alert, with Canberra calling it "unusual".