Sky News host James Morrow discusses the “dangerous” last few hours as the ADF has raised the alarm on Chinese warships on the Australian coast.

Patton, who joined Victoria Police as a cadet in 1978, told ABC Radio Melbourne that he was personally disappointed in the no-confidence vote but that while he understood members’ frustration, he has no intention of stepping down. “I’ll continue to lead this organisation,” he said.

Australia has protested what it describes as an unsafe and unprofessional interaction over the South China Sea where a Chinese fighter is accused of releasing flares that endangered an Australian military surveillance plane.

The Australia Defence Force (ADF) is keeping an eye on three Chinese warships located off Australia's northeast coast. Defence officials said on Thursday they were monitoring two People's Liberation Army-Navy frigates and a replenishment vessel in the Coral Sea.