India
Navy Chief strongly pitches for third aircraft carrier, says India will soon procure six more submarines, other assets
Admiral Karambir Singh also said the Indian Navy was cognisant of the rapid expansion of the Chinese PLA, and has put in place a standard operating procedure in the event of any infringement of its maritime domain in the Indian Ocean Region
India
Australia to join India, US, Japan in MALABAR naval exercise in attempt to bolster peace in the Indo-Pacific
This is the first military-level engagement between the four-nation grouping, the Quad, and it comes amid the India-China border row
World
Australian Navy begins mass evacuations on East Coast as new wildfire threat looms due to searing weather in Victoria, New South Wales
At the peak of the summer holiday period, tens of thousands of holidaymakers have been urged to leave national parks and tourist areas on the NSW south coast and eastern areas of Victoria before a return of temperatures above 40 degrees Celcius and hot winds on Saturday