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Asked the Australian general whether the ship's presence would constrain the multilateral exercise. "No. So, they'll passively collect and we'll adjust. There are some things we don't necessarily want to give away, and we have methods of being able to employ our forces without giving those, I guess, more sensitive aspects of our training away."

The lurking vessel was seen entering the Coral Sea, off the coast of Queensland this week but was is 'acting in accordance with international law',  Richard Marles said.

The Albanese government needs to appoint new military commanders before their term expires in thee weeks.