Ships from the U.S. and Britain were on their way. HMAS Adelaide, an Australian navy ship with helicopters on board as well as engineers and a 40-bed hospital, is expected to reach Tonga by Friday.

Robyn Williams: And one image from space you may recall from January is that of the mighty volcanic explosion in Tonga ... When one of our Australian neighbour's ships, the Adelaide, was sent ...

Australia has been warned Chinese military troops, ships and aircraft could arrive ... He warned Papua New Guinea, Fiji, Samoa and Tonga were under the same pressure to strike similar deals ...

April`s signing of a secretive security cooperation agreement between the Solomon Islands and China understandably created a huge stir in Australia and the South Pacific. The deal could potentially ...

Australian Minister of Defence Peter Dutton said Friday, May 13, 2022, that the Chinese warship with spying capabilities had been hugging the western coastline in what amounted to an "aggressive act." ...

A Chinese surveillance vessel has been spotted close to the coastline of Western Australia, Defence Minister Peter Dutton has said. The vessel is described as a "warship with intelligence ...

SYDNEY (Reuters) -A Chinese intelligence ship was tracked off Australia’s west coast within 50 nautical miles of a sensitive defence facility, Australia said on Friday, raising concern amid an ...

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s prime minister ... A draft of the pact, which was leaked online, said Chinese warships could stop in the Solomon Islands for logistical replenishment ...

No final deal has been released but a draft version leaked in March included a provision for Chinese warships to be given safe harbour in the Solomon Islands, just 2,000km from the Australian ...

April signing of a secretive security cooperation agreement by Solomon Islands and China understandably created a huge stir in Australasia and the South Pacif ...