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This US Department of Defense/Missile Defense Agency handout photo shows a terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) interceptor launching from a THAAD battery located on Wake Island, during Flight Test Operational (FTO)-02 Event 2a, conducted on November 1, 2015. During the test, the THAAD system successfully intercepted two air-launched ballistic missile targets. / AFP PHOTO / DoD / Ben Listerman / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT

America’s new move infuriates China

CHINA is angry about the deployment of an advanced US weapons system. It’s meant to keep North Korea in check – but can also stare deep into Chinese territory.

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The Royal Australian Navy Collins Class Submarine HMAS Sheean at sunset during a routine transit and training exercise off Christmas Island.

China wants subs out of its seas

TENSIONS are rising in the south and east China seas as Beijing mulls a ban on foreign submarines operating in what it argues are its territorial waters.

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Amy Cure won the team pursuit, individual pursuit and madison with Nettie Edmondson at the Oceania Championships. Picture: Con Chronis.

The Coffee Ride #132, with Reece Homfray

THIS week, why rising star Jack Haig has been keeping a low profile, the evolution of Australia’s track cycling team and why a squad from China is calling Adelaide home for the next 10 weeks.

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