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Business
Korean restaurant in Melbourne goes viral over public sign for ex-girlfriend
A new Korean restaurant in Melbourne is going viral over the cheeky sign posted outside its store. Key points: ...
Michelle De Pacina
Australia
‘Breaking Point’ tackles mental health, suicide in men through Asian Australian lens
Australian director Lochlan Graham is helping amplify the discussion on mental health and suicide in Australian men through an Asian Austral...
Bryan Ke
Events
Emma Raducanu loses Australian Open match after falling ill
Emma Raducanu ended her Australian Open run Thursday after having to deal with a physical issue during the deciding set against China’s Yafa...
Sumit Nagal makes history for India at Australian Open
Indian tennis star Sumit Nagal made history this week by winning the first Australian Open match for his home country in 11 years. What he d...
Entertainment
‘White Fever’: Australia’s state broadcaster to produce comedy about an Asian woman’s fetish for white men
Australian public broadcaster ABC and funding agencies Screen Australia and Vicscreen are producing a comedy series about an Asian woman who...
Beef wellington poisoning deaths: Woman claims she bought mushrooms at Melbourne Asian grocer
A woman caught in the middle of a recent beef wellington poisoning in Australia that killed three people and put one in critical condition r...
Man accused of exposing himself, performing lewd acts in Melbourne beaches
Victoria police are looking for a man who allegedly exposed himself and performed lewd acts in front of multiple people at Melbourne, Austra...
Carl Samson
Issues & Racism
‘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
Melbourne brothel manager who prostituted 16-year-old girl avoids jail time
Cheng Li, the 35-year-old former manager of the Heidelberg Angels brothel in Melbourne, Australia, escaped a possible 15-year jail sentence...
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 ...
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 ...
Australian reporter and former ‘The Bachelorette’ star apologizes for cat-eating Asian joke
Melbourne 7News reporter Georgia Love has apologized after making a racial joke targeting Asians on her Instagram Story on Monday. What happ...
News
Teen Accused of Stabbing Thomas Tran to Death Granted Bail Due to ‘Epileptic Fits’ During Sleep
The suspected killer behind the June Eaton Mall stabbing in Melbourne, Australia has been allowed to sleep at home while on bail. Amie’...
Maina Chen
Racist Letter Calling Chinese People ‘Murderers’ Posted on Shop in Melbourne
A profanity-laced note found in Melbourne, Australia proclaimed Chinese people as “murderers” and demanded that they return to t...
Boba Shop Owner Targeted By Racist Woman Drinking Beer in Public in Australia
A boba tea shop owner in Melbourne, Australia has come forward to expose a middle-aged woman who told her to “go back to China” ...
Pro-Hong Kong, Pro-China Protesters Violently Clash During Melbourne Rally
Opposing protesters clashed during a pro-Hong Kong rally taking place in Melbourne, Australia outside of the State Library on Swanston Stree...
Jin Hyun
Hundreds Evacuate Melbourne Library Over ‘Gas Leak,’ Turns Out to Be Durian
Hundreds of students were forced to evacuate a school library in Australia after people mistook a rotting durian for a gas leak. Students ...
Ryan General
Badass Asian Woman Fights Off Robber After Getting Stabbed in Australia
A brave Asian woman in Melbourne managed to prevent a thug from getting away with her cash register by fighting back, prompting the armed ro...
Kyle Encina
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