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South China Sea

A Royal Australian Air Force KA350 King Air flies past HMAS Anzac in the South China Sea. Photo by Corporal Steve Duncan
Australian miscellaneous News 

Australia’s official stance re South China Sea

15/07/2016 Posted by Brian Hartigan 5588 Views 1 Comment South China Sea

TRANSCRIPT – DEFENCE MINISTER MARISE PAYNE ON ABC RADIO NATIONAL BREAKFAST WITH PATRICIA KARVELAS   CAPTION: A Royal Australian Air Force KA350

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ADF Australian News 

Five Powers exercise in Malaysia/Singapore concludes

29/04/2016 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4737 Views 0 Comments Bersama Shield, Five Powers Defence Arrangements, FPDA, South China Sea

Australian Defence Force personnel have completed the annual Exercise Bersama Shield with their Five Powers Defence Arrangements partners in Malaysia,

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USS Lassen receives fuel from the USNS Amelia Earhart during a replenishment at sea in the South China Sea. US Navy photo.
News Overseas USA 

US probes China’s new islands – Aussies support

27/10/201516/02/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3692 Views 0 Comments South China Sea, Spratly Islands, USS Lassen

Stars and Stripes newspaper in the USA has reported that a US Navy ship sailed close to an artificial island built

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