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The Sydney Morning Herald •

Flights, cameras, action: Anthony Albanese travels to a restless China

Feminists, the LGBTQ community and liberal students have all been targeted by the Chinese Communist Party as it clamps down on groups that may threaten the increasingly hardline ideology of President Xi Jinping. “Once again, entertainment is not superficial, behind it are real-life scars,” wrote one user on Chinese social media site Weibo. On Thursday, many of the same generation mourned the loss of former premier Li Keqiang, who died of a heart attack. The Chinese government responded by censor
SBS Language •

Could this world-first coral research save the Great Barrier Reef?

Every year, several days after a full moon, Luchang Shao returns to a lab of aqua tubs wearing a red headlamp and waits. That's because coral spawning season has arrived. Under red light, replicating lighting conditions in the natural underwater environment, he waits for when coral starts to spawn “one by one like firecrackers,” describing the event as “pure excitement and joy”. Coral spawning is a natural, yearly phenomenon where various coral species simultaneously release sp
SBS Language •

Gold diggers-turned-goal kickers: How Australia’s Chinese community has excelled in footy since Gold Rush

In 1882, 17-year-old Henry George Chin Kit played for the Ironbark Football Club against Charing Cross in the Bendigo Football League. It remains a mystery how he, being Chinese, learned to play Australian Rules football in those days. The son of a Guangdong Taishan migrant who followed hundreds of his compatriots to Australia during Victoria's Gold Rush, Henry became the first player with Chinese heritage documented to have played Australian Rules football.
The Sydney Morning Herald •

Why the Little Mermaid tanked in China

Gong Ziji was sceptical when he heard Halle Bailey had been cast as Ariel in The Little Mermaid. Gong, like many Chinese fans of the film, found it jarred with his childhood memories of the Disney princess. The 21-year-old from Chongqing in south-western China has a collection of more than 40 Ariel dolls. All of them have red hair and white skin. But he wept when he heard Bailey, a black R&B singer from Atlanta, Georgia, sing Part of Your World, the epic hit track that straddles Ariel’s identi
SBS Language •

Melbourne's Chinatown divided over lighting tribute to King Charles

The colour of the decorative lighting over Chinatown in Melbourne has been changed from red to gold until June 18 to commemorate the coronation of King Charles III, according to Eng Lim JP, the Vice President of the Chinatown Precinct Association. However, some vendors and visitors have queried the move to express allegiance to the newly crowned British King. This is not the first time that the Chinatown Precinct Association has changed the lighting in honour of the British Monarchy.
The Age •

Why the Liberals are desperate to win back Chinese-Australians

At May’s federal election, as polling booths closed and votes were tallied, a trend began to emerge in suburban Melbourne and Sydney. Chinese-Australian voters were turning against the Coalition. The Victorian-seat of Chisholm, which has more Mandarin-speakers than any other federal electorate, fell to Labor, as did the seat of Reid in Sydney, which shares similar demographics. The swing was interpreted as a backlash by Chinese-Australians to some of the more combative language used by Coalitio
The Sydney Morning Herald •

Sculpture by the Sea defends controversial map of China

The chief executive of Sculpture by the Sea has defended an artwork that depicts Taiwan as part of China, arguing it is a “beautiful piece of work” that does not carry a political message. Taiwanese community leaders have claimed the artwork misrepresents the status of the self-governed island that China claims as its own. Mao Ling Gang’s “Earth is Flat” sculpture is one of more than 100 artworks featured at this year’s exhibition, which ran between Tamarama and Bondi Beach in Sydney’s eastern
SBS Language •

‘Cultures entwined’: Research uncovers long history of First Nation’s and Chinese blended families

In 1989, while travelling around Broome in the Kimberley region in Western Australia, Chinese artist Zhou Xiaoping met an Indigenous musician named Jimmy, who had the Chinese family name of Chi. As his journey continued, Mr Zhou said he met people from another Aboriginal community in Halls Creek, another town in the Kimberley region of Western Australia. “I was excited because the shape of their faces had Asian characteristics,” he told SBS Chinese. Since that time, he has been
SBS Language •

‘An invisible net is tightening’: China records spike in citizens ‘running away’ amid fears of sexual violence and unending COVID policy

“Free consultation on studying in Australia for all sisters from today, based on my personal experience, hope I can provide some useful information, even a little is good. Something is rotten.” The was a post by Jiaqi Ren written on Red, a Chinese Instagram-like social media platform, on June 11, just a day after a video of women being brutally attacked in Tangshan, a city in Northern China, went viral and stirred up fury across the country. The video showed three women being attacke
SBS Language •

'I couldn't take it any longer': domestic violence victim says post censored by Chinese social media

Ms Gu*, who said she endured months of abuse at the hands of her ex-partner, posted images of what she suffered as well as a step-by-step, self-help guide to others who might be experiencing something similar. However, she claimed her post, shared on a Chinese Instagram-like social media platform called Red, was effectively "censored" by being swiftly removed within 24 hours. “The line between care and control can be very blurry,” Fan Yang, a research assistant at the Alfred Deakin I
SBS Your Language •

‘We’re lucky’: Chinese Australian leaves Shanghai’s strict lockdown which has trapped 25 million residents

• More than 200,000 positive cases of COVID-19 have been reported in the locked-down city of Shanghai since the start of March • Many Shanghai residents have been able to organise group home deliveries of medical and food supplies while others have experienced shortages • Leaving mainland China for Australia during a nation-wide surge in COVID cases requires precision planning, according to one man who returned to Australia with his family on Tuesday
SBS Your Language •

Not invited: Heartbreak for Chinese community as parents denied entry despite border reopening

• Fully vaccinated parents of Australian citizens and permanent residents were able to enter Australia from November last year • People over the age of 60 who have been dosed with Chinese vaccine Sinopharm are not considered fully vaccinated by Australian authorities and therefore cannot enter the country • From February 21, travellers did not need to have their relationship with their adult Australian children confirmed before travel For many Australians from Asian countries, Lunar New Year i
SBS Your Language •

Oral health: Meet the dentist dedicating her career to special needs patients

Trudy Lin, 28, from Adelaide Dental Hospital is the youngest of only 20 practising Australian specialists in the field of special needs dentistry. She provides oral healthcare to people with disability, psychiatric illnesses, cancer patients, and people experiencing homelessness and domestic violence. This week the young Adelaide dentist was nominated for Young Australian of the Year for her leadership skills and strong work ethic. “I'm opening people's gateway to being included in society by
SBS Your Language •

Chinese wine lovers find replacement for Australia's ‘bottled sunshine’ following tariff anniversary

• Australia has been overtaken by Chile as the second largest exporter of wine to China. • There’s still plenty of Australian wine stock on shelves that pre-dates that tariffs. • Chinese owners of Australian wine estates say they are having problems selling tens of millions of dollars’ worth of stock sitting in warehouses in mainland China due to diplomatic tensions.
SBS Your Language •

Seven-foot recruit Zhou Qi’s NBL move ramps up Chinese community interest

Zhou Qi stands at 2.16 metres tall, or seven feet one inch in the imperial system. When the fresh face of Australia’s National Basketball League (NBL) walks down the street in Melbourne, he can hardly be ignored. And many Australian sports fans will recognise the former NBA player who recently signed a two-year contract with South East Melbourne Phoenix. On Chinese social media, “random encounters with Zhou Qi” has become a trending topic. Zhou tells SBS Chinese that he can already feel the
SBS Your Language •

Australia will soon open to the world, but many Chinese students aren't in a rush to return

• Chinese students make up a third of the international student sector - Australia’s biggest service export • Australia’s international education sector is worth around $20 billion, half of what is was worth in 2019 before the coronavirus pandemic • Despite Australia’s borders reopening to international students by the end of the year, some Chinese students are weighing up their study options and reconsidering their move to Australia
YMCA Youth Press Gallery •

Alex speaks up in parliament

Essendon resident, Alex Tyndall has successfully passed a Bill proposing more funding for university accommodation at the 2019 YMCA Victoria Youth Parliament on the first of July. Alex and his team members Declan Negus, Bree Booth, Miguel Regaio and Aisha Warsame tabled a Bill titled, Government Funding of University Accommodation. Youth Parliament is a program designed to give young Victorians between the ages of 16 – 25 a chance to be heard at the highest levels of State Government on a wide
Mojo News •

Bentleigh candidate profile: Asher Judah, Liberal Party

Asher Judah, Liberal Party candidate for Bentleigh, says crime and community safety is the biggest priority for his local community. MINYUE DING reports for UniPollWatch. Asher Judah grew up and lives in Bentleigh with his wife Mary and their three girls. He spent almost all the big moments in his life here, so he believes he is well suited to represent the community. Mr Judah took an interest in politics when he was 12 and joined the Liberal Party at 17. When he was studying at Deakin Univers
The Junction •

Bentleigh – Liberals: Asher Judah

Hang on for a minute...we're trying to find some more stories you might like. Close Email This Story Send email to this address Enter Your Name Add a comment here Verification Send Email Cancel Asher Judah grew up and lives in Bentleigh with his wife Mary and their three girls. He spent almost all the big moments in his life here, so he believes he is well suited to represent the community. Mr Judah took an interest in politics when he was 12 and joined the Liberal party at 17. When he was st
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