News Snapshot:
China owes the Australian people an explanation for a military near miss that could have killed naval aviators, Anthony Albanese says, as Peter Dutton demands the prime minister phone Xi Jinping to personally admonish him over the incident. The stabilisation of relations between Canberra and Beijing has been rocked after a Chinese fighter jet detonated flares 300 metres in front of an Australian navy helicopter while patrolling international waters in the Yellow Sea near South Korea on Saturday evening.
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May 7, 2024
05:42
Opposition fears for lives of Australian defence personnel after Chinese military confrontation in international waters
Source: abc.net.au
May 6, 2024
15:48
Australian helicopter forced to take evasive action after Chinese fighter detonates flares
Source: abc.net.au
