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· Carl Samson
Australian anti-CCP activist who says he was framed for bomb threat against Chinese embassy claims he was spied on, threatened
Australian anti-Chinese Communist Party activist Drew Pavlou, 23, has returned home after being held in London for four weeks over a bomb threat allegation made by the Chinese Embassy. Pavlou came to the U.K. in July to call attention to the disappearance of Chinese tennis star…
· Ryan General
Asian Australian YouTuber stands up against casual racism during a boat show in Sydney
Asian Australian YouTuber John Lee, who shares fishing videos on his channel JYL Fishing TV, was recently subjected to racist insults while covering the Sydney International Boat Show in Cockle Bay. In a video published on Aug. 1, he can be seen standing up to a man who tried to…
· Daniel Anderson
DPR announce Asia, Australia and New Zealand dates for ‘Regime World Tour’
DPR (Dream Perfect Regime) announced the dates for the Asia, Australia and New Zealand portions of their 2022 “Regime World Tour” on Sunday. In collaboration with tour promoters Kohai, the South Korean music collective consisting of DPR Ian, DPR Cream and DPR Live will head to…
· Michelle De Pacina
Actor Dev Patel breaks up knife fight in Australia
Hollywood actor Dev Patel and his friends witnessed a knife fight in Adelaide, Australia, on Monday before he reportedly stepped in to stop the violent altercation. The fight ended with a 32-year-old man being stabbed in the chest. His injuries are not believed to be…
· Carl Samson
Passenger traveling from Bali to Australia fined $1,800 over hidden McMuffins
A passenger flying from Bali to Australia was fined AU$2,664 (approximately US$1,870) after a security dog detected McMuffins and other food items in their luggage. The passenger, who has not been identified, was found to be in possession of two egg and beef sausage McMuffins…
· Jane Nam
Australian anti-CCP activist says he’s being framed for fake bomb threat by Chinese embassy
Anti-Beijing activist Drew Pavlou claimed he was being framed for a fake bomb threat that was sent to the Chinese embassy in London. On June 22, Pavlou posted a video on his Twitter explaining his arrest and how the British government responded. “I just wanted to peacefully…
· Bryan Ke
Right-hand man of ‘Asia’s El Chapo,’ 6th on Australia’s most wanted list, extradited from Thailand
Chung Chak Lee, 66, known as the right-hand man of “Asia’s El Chapo,” was extradited to Melbourne, Australia, from Thailand on Saturday. “The extradition of someone we allege to be high on the pecking order of this serious criminal syndicate is a significant milestone for the…
· Jane Nam
‘Top Chef’ crowns Australian Chinese chef Buddha Lo as Season 19 winner
Australian-Chinese chef Buddha Lo was announced as the winner of the Bravo cooking competition “Top Chef: Houston” during the finale on Thursday night. In a four-course challenge, the chefs were instructed to make the “most progressive” meals of their lives and were allowed to…
· Celine Pun
Video of Australian TikToker struggling for a full 2 minutes to open a Ramune goes viral
A viral video by TikToker @thereallifemeggriffin shows her sitting in the driver’s seat of her car, excited to try a blue bottle of Japan’s national soda, Ramune. The video has garnered over 782,000 likes and 12,000 comments as of this writing. Ramune is known for coming in a…
· Bryan Ke
MP candidate refuses to apologize after mixing up Asian Australian opponent with another politician
Liberal MP Fiona Martin has refused to apologize to her Reid seat opponent, Federal Labor candidate Sally Sitou, after the latter accused her of mistaking her for another Asian Australian politician. Martin had a heated exchange with Sitou during a 2GB radio interview on…
· Rebecca Moon
Thai chef in Australia faces deportation after failing citizenship English test more than 15 times
A Thai chef working in Australia for a catering business since 2015 may be deported after failing to pass her citizenship English exam more than 15 times. With a 457 visa and sponsorship from her employer JunEdelmuth Catering, Sky Sinjack has been residing in Australia for the…
· Jane Nam
Solomon Islands sign security pact with China, alarming US, Australia over South Pacific threat
Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare announced on Wednesday that the government had signed a security agreement with China the day before, raising concerns among Western nations. Sogavare emphasized to the National Parliament of Solomon Islands that the agreement…
· Michelle De Pacina
Filipino fast food chain Jollibee to open first branch in Australia
Filipino fast-food restaurant chain Jollibee will open its first Australian branch in Campbelltown, Sydney. As of this month, an opening day is yet to be decided, but pre-construction plans are currently in progress. Australia is home to over 300,000 Filipinos, and in…
· Michelle De Pacina
Australian man sentenced to over 5 years in Singapore prison for wine bottle killing of Malay father
A 50-year-old Australian man was sentenced to jail for five-and-a-half years for killing 73-year-old, Malaysian Singaporean Nasiari Sunee and injuring his wife after throwing a wine bottle at them on Aug. 18, 2019. Gosling threw the empty bottle from the seventh floor of his…
· Michelle De Pacina
Australian supermarket called ‘racist’ for sign showing Asian and pet food in the same aisle
A Coles supermarket in Melbourne came under fire for an aisle sign indicating Asian food items in the same section as cat and dog food. A Reddit user posted a photo of the store’s Aisle 10 sign, which reads, “Cat food, Dog food, Asian” with the caption “How are these 3…
· Michelle De Pacina
Australian program sparks backlash for edited clip of BTS’ V spreading COVID at the Grammys
Australian TV show “The Project” released a recap video of the 64th Annual Grammy Awards on Monday that included a clip of BTS member V edited to show him coughing and spreading the COVID-19 virus. Footage of V (Kim Taehyung) vibing along to Justin Bieber’s “Peaches” live…
· Ryan General
Australian journalist Chen Lei faces spy charges in closed-door Beijing trial
Australian journalist Cheng Lei, an anchor for Chinese state-run outlet CGTN for nearly a decade, faced allegations of “supplying state secrets” at a closed-door trial in Beijing court on Thursday. Lei was originally detained in 2020 before she was formally arrested in February…
· Ryan General
Opera Australia sparks criticism over traditional use of ‘yellowface,’ Chinese stereotypes in ‘Turandot’
Vietnamese writer Cat-Thao Nguyen and her Chinese husband walked out of Opera Australia’s performance of “Turandot” during the first act after being appalled by its traditional use of “yellowface” as well as its racist and sexist stereotypes. “I felt utterly sick,” she wrote in…
· Bryan Ke
Chinese woman in Australia filmed ripping down Tiananmen Square posters, denying Uyghur ‘camps’ claim
A Chinese woman was filmed tearing down several posters that were created to support Hong Kong’s democracy from the Lennon Wall at the University of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia. The woman allegedly dismissed the events that occurred during the 1989 Tiananmen Square…
· Carl Samson
Hong Kong denies Australia access to dual citizen facing life imprisonment under national security law
Australian consular officials have reportedly been barred from accessing a Hong Kong-born Australian man detained under the city’s national security law. The man, who is speculated to be 42-year-old political activist Gordon Ng, was arrested on Jan. 6, 2021, for allegedly…