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‘I would rather die than look like you’: Australian woman’s anti-Asian rant caught in TikTok video
A TikTok user found herself on the receiving end of a racist rant at a tram station in Australia. On Wednesday, Hazel Chan (@siewngap) poste...
Iris Jung
Australia
‘Asia’s El Chapo’: Alleged leader of multibillion-dollar drug cartel extradited to Australia
Tse Chi Lop, 59, dubbed as “Asia’s El Chapo,” has been extradited from the Netherlands to Australia after a nearly two-year legal battle ag...
Carl Samson
‘Suspicious death’ of Chinese man leads Sydney police to seek identities of 2 men captured on CCTV
Tao Cheng, 25, was found dead in a fire escape in Sydney’s Central Business District on Dec. 7. The Chinese national was last seen enterin...
Racism
Woman videoed going on racist rant on train in Australia
A woman was filmed going on a racist tirade against Asian commuters on a Sydney light rail, demanding that they get off. The incident repo...
Melbourne Chinese-language driving school apologizes for ad calling female teachers ‘timid and weak’
Number 1 Driver School, a driving school for Chinese speakers in the inner-city suburb of Carlton in Melbourne, Australia, sparked outrage ...
Bryan Ke
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...
Ryan General
Crime
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...
Michelle De Pacina
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...
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. “...
Study
Physical gestures could improve math understanding, researchers say
Researchers from China, Iran and Australia are suggesting a gesture-based technique to boost understanding of basic math concepts among pri...
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 af...
Expert advances ‘active’ pilot theory after MH370 crash investigation, ATSB orders search data review
British aerospace engineer Richard Godfrey has pinpointed what he claims to be the location of missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 (MH370)...
Entertainment
‘Married at First Sight’ star says her experiences dating white men with ‘yellow fever’ were ‘so cringe’
“Married at First Sight Australia” star Selina Chhaur, 33, revealed she has dated white men with “yellow fever” before, which she referred ...
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 ...
Survivors of Korean internment camp being described as real-life ‘Squid Game’ press for justice
Survivors of an internment camp in Busan that has been likened to Netflix’s “Squid Game” are still fighting for justice 30 years later as th...
Politics
Ex-Chinese diplomat warns of ‘Armageddon’ if Australia joins US in protecting Taiwan
A former Chinese diplomat has warned Australia against joining the U.S. in blocking China’s mission to reunify with Taiwan, saying it would ...
Youngest-ever mayor-elect of Melbourne suburb delivers victory speech in Vietnamese and English
Maribyrnong, Australia, has elected its newest and youngest-ever mayor on Tuesday. History in the making: Anthony Tran, 22, formally accepte...
Jiselle Lee
PwC diversity executives mocked Chinese accents, dressed as ‘bat from Wuhan’ during company trivia event
Two human resource executives at PwC, Australia’s largest consulting firm, are accused of racist behavior at the firm’s trivia event last Th...
Grace Kim
Pedophile who ‘wrote the Bible on child abuse’ deemed to be at low risk of reoffending by Australian judge
On Friday, an Australian court sentenced Geoffrey William Moyle, who sexually assaulted multiple children while filming the acts, to eight y...
‘I will kill it if I meet it again!’: Australian man demolishes sign blaming China for COVID-19
A video of an Asian man wrecking a sign that blamed China for the spread of COVID-19 in Melbourne, Australia, has gone viral on social media...
Three Asian Students Brutally Attacked by ‘Gang’ of Teens in Australia
Editor’s note: This article has been updated to include that the original Reddit video was locked by a moderator “due to ‘...
Australian Woman Who Woke Up From Surgery With Irish Accent May Be Stuck With It for Life
An Asian Australian woman who woke up with an Irish accent after undergoing surgery has been struggling to get her original accent back. How...
Alleged Drug Lord Called ‘Asia’s El Chapo’ Fighting Extradition to Australia
Alleged drug kingpin Tse Chi Lop, who the media has called the Asian “El Chapo,” is contesting extradition from the Netherlands to Australia...
64-Year-Old Asian Man Collecting Cans Receives Racist Abuse, Death Threats in Australia
A man, 50, and a woman, 51, allegedly subjected an Asian man, 64, to verbal abuse and threats on Sunday evening after finding him sifting th...
‘Piss Off Back to China!’: Racist Rants on Asian Couple Waiting for Pregnancy Scan in Australia
An Asian couple received a “rampage of racial slurs” from a woman while waiting for scans of their unborn child in Australia last week. The ...
‘Peak White Boy Energy’: Vietnam War-Themed Bar Sparks Outrage for ‘Capitalizing on POC Traumas’
A bar in Melbourne, Australia that launched with a Vietnam War concept has apologized after a massive backlash on social media. Users are es...
Thai Family Attacked With a Machete During Home Invasion in Australia
A Thai family in Australia is searching for answers after two individuals barged into their home and attacked their 17-year-old son with a m...
Australian Man Films Himself Racially Abusing Asian Woman on Sydney Train
An Australian amateur rapper caused outrage online after sharing a now-deleted video of his confrontation with an Asian woman on a Sydney tr...
Din Tai Fung in Sydney Closes Due to Pandemic and Underpaying Employees Scandal
A Din Tai Fung store in Sydney, Australia has become one of the recent restaurants to fold due to the COVID-19 pandemic and a “wage theft” s...
Sperm Donor Under Investigation in Australia After Fathering 23 Babies in ONE YEAR
A man nicknamed “Australia’s most prolific sperm donor” is now under investigation after fathering 23 babies in one year. ...
News Reporter Sparks Outrage With ‘Wuhan Bats’ Halloween Costume
An Australian reporter has come under fire after sharing photos of her family in “Wuhan bats” costumes for Halloween. Caroline M...
Editorial Staff
‘Anton! Anton!’: Man’s Parrot Yells His Name to Wake Him During Fire, Saves His Life
A parrot is being hailed a hero in Australia after saving its owner’s life by warning him about a fire that broke out in his house. Pet alar...
Fugitive in Fatal 2017 Hit and Run in California Caught in Australia
Andrea Dorothy Chan Reyes, the 35-year-old fugitive who killed a bicyclist in a fatal hit-and-run incident in Southern California in 2017, i...
85% of Asian Australians Have Suffered Discrimination Amid COVID-19, Survey Says
More than eight in 10 Asian Australians have experienced discrimination during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new survey. Between Jan...
Chinese Restaurant in Australia Gets Racist, Hate-Filled Letter in Mail
A Chinese restaurant in Australia took to Facebook to expose a racist, hate-filled letter it had received earlier this week. Like other busi...
Australia Bans Import of Hentai from Japan
Australian Customs has placed an import ban on any adult-related products from Japan, including hentai, male masturbators called “onah...