Pressure on PM to front up over Chinese naval incident

But at home he is facing growing pressure on national security, including the recent High Court decision that forced the release from indefinite detention of more than 80 non-citizens, including some criminals. The government is now facing criticism for waiting until the end of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meeting in San Francisco to reveal the incident in which a Chinese navy destroyer used sonar close to Australian divers causing them to cease repair operations and suffer minor injuries. Defence Minister Richard Marles issued a statement just after Mr Albanese finished addressing the media in the US and ahead of…