
Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese has accused China‘s navy of operating in a "dangerous" and "unprofessional" manner after an apparent sonar attack that left at least one Australian military diver injured.
Australia said a Chinese Navy destroyer ignored requests to keep clear of the divers when the HMAS Toowoomba – a long-range frigate – was conducting a diving operation in Japan's exclusive economic zone on 14 November to clear fishing nets from its propellers.