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‘Aggressive act’: Australia says it tracked Chinese spy ship

Australian Minister of Defence Peter Dutton says the activities of the Chinese spy ship constitute an 'aggressive act' [File: Andrew Harnik/AP Photo]

Australia’s defence minister has condemned China after the discovery of a spy ship operating off the country’s western coast.

Peter Dutton told a news conference Australia had been following the ship’s movements in the “last week or so”.

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