Beijing: North Korea's intercontinental ballistic missile test "destabilises the region and directly threatens all nations within range" said Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, as he warned the United States and its allies would show North Korea that its provocation would bear consequences.

A day after North Korea launched its first intercontinental ballistic missile, which has the capability to reach Alaska and Darwin, the federal government said it had expanded sanctions against North Korea's mining and shipping industries.

In a joint statement with his defence and foreign ministers, Mr Turnbull called on China "to use its considerable leverage to rein in the dangerous behaviour of the North Korean leadership", and said he would urge G20 leaders to take further strong action.

Australia supported "any defensive measures required to respond to the threat posed by North Korean offensive missiles".