According to a Lowy Institute report, the primary threat to Australia comes from Chinese missiles launched from ships, submarines, and a new ballistic missile.
China has the ability to directly strike Australia with missiles, and this danger is increasing as Beijing stockpiles long-range and hypersonic weapons and constructs islands in the South China Sea, an Australian think tank stated on Sunday.
The DF-27 missile boasts a range of 5,000km to 8,000km (3,000 miles to 5,000 miles), according to the US military in December.