Anthony Albanese and one of Australia's key pacific partners have condemned China's recent missile exercise.

Australian government confirms it was informed by China of its intent to conduct the test on Monday

China has test-launched a nuclear-capable missile in the South Pacific hours after Australia signed a new major defence deal to ward off Beijing’s influence in the region.

A test missile topped with a dummy warhead landed in the Pacific Ocean, Chinese state media reported

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The Australian and Fiji governments yesterday signed the Ocean of Peace Alliance.

Canberra has made clear its “concern” directly to Beijing after the Chinese military test fired a nuclear capable missile in the South Pacific.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese labels a ballistic missile test carried out by China destabilising and provocative, while the Solomon Islands PM says it is "not the act of a…

Australia accused China of failing to give enough notice of long-range missile test, while the Solomon Islands leader said it was “not something a friend does”.

Canberra has made a direct protest to Beijing over the launch of a nuclear-capable ballistic missile, as the US rebukes China over its nuclear build-up.

Beijing described the test as ‘routine’, while the US, Australia and countries in the Pacific condemned the exercise

Albanese says China’s weapons test in the Pacific risks fuelling dangerous nuclear proliferation

Beijing should be well aware that firing a weapon into the open ocean, thousands of kilometres from its mainland, is deeply provocative.

Anthony Albanese and one of Australia's key pacific partners have condemned China's recent missile exercise.