Chinese spy ships on doorstep while phone app allows our navy and Borderforce movements to be tracked

Statement by Dan McCarthy, spokesman for Regional Australia Party, Cairns.

We are exposing our defence and surveillance assets on a silver platter for all to see.

Our Navy warships and Border Force vessels have been clearly visible to any member of the public worldwide.

Chinese spy ships on our doorstep are of great concern with their muscle flexing and what extra information they would be trying to glean with their sophisticated technology.

However, anyone can sit in the comfort of their lounge room on the other side of the world and see exactly where every one of our Navy warships and Border Force vessels are at any time through a $7- to $20 app on their phone.

You can get a notification when they leave port, when they anchor, where they arrive at their next port and…