Safety of defence personnel ‘utmost priority’, Australia says after China warship incident

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Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong speaks during the ASEAN Post Ministerial conference with Australia, in Jakarta, Indonesia, July 13, 2023. REUTERS/Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana/Pool Acquire Licensing Rights NEW DELHI, Nov 21 (Reuters) - The safety and wellbeing of Australian defence personnel is Canberra's "utmost priority" and Australia expects all countries to operate militaries in a safe and professional manner, Foreign Minister Penny Wong said on Tuesday. Wong's comments came a week after an incident involving a Chinese warship and an Australian navy vessel in Japan's Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) in which an Australian military diver was injured. "We have raised our...