Afternoon Update: China’s missile test condemned; tributes for Melbourne teacher; and another ‘Pam the Bird’ stunt

A strategic missile launched by a submarine of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy bursts out of the water during a test on Monday. Photograph: Xinhua/Shutterstock

Good afternoon.

The Australian government has joined growing international condemnation of a Chinese missile test in the Pacific that did not comply with international law and was conducted with “insufficient notice” to nearby countries.