Project Dragon and China’s attempts to reclaim money from inside Australia
China has recruited the services of former police detectives in Australia and other Western countries to help it recover millions of dollars in alleged "hot money" taken out of the country.
China, not the house price downturn, the major risk to Australia’s economy, says Deloitte
An economic forecaster says China, not the local housing market downturn, could be the major swing factor for Australia's economy in the year ahead.
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Rich Chinese chase Australian bargains as house prices soften
The Chinese are getting richer and many are keen for a bargain in the softer Australian market, according to a new report released today.
Housing downturn could worsen, depending on US-China trade war: IMF
Australia is on the final leg of its economic recovery since the end of the mining boom, according to the International Monetary Fund's (IMF)...
Ausin Chinese agency collapses, 130 housing settlements lost
Residential project marketer and sales agency Ausin Group's offices in China have collapsed leaving behind a trail of 130 failed settlements of houses and apartments...
Chinese buyers set to keep underpinning Australian home prices: analysts
Almost one in four new homes in NSW is being snapped up by a Chinese buyer, according to Credit Suisse analysis of NSW Revenue figures,...
Chinese developers ‘walking away’ from Australian projects amid lack of finance
A landmark Sydney property at Circular Quay, bought by Chinese commercial property giant Dalian Wanda Group, is now flanked by blank hoardings.
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Chinese property buyers face tighter rules as real estate agents go for broke in...
Cashed-up Chinese property hunters will be treated to helicopter rides and "money-can't-buy" experiences when they flock to Australia next week, but higher taxes and...
Coming soon: Buyer frenzy from China
SYDNEY estate agents will be seeking out buyers who’ll be here from China next week on potential fly’n’buy visits.
The National Day Golden Week is...
Melbourne top for Chinese property buyers
Melbourne has cemented its status as most popular city in Australia for Chinese buyers of residential real estate, two sets of new figures show.
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China’s overreach is testing Australia in four key ways
The people of Hong Kong are waging a desperate, last-gasp effort to keep their liberties. Australia should heed their lesson and stand up now.
China’s destabilisation strategies show bold plan to attack democracies from within
It might seem like diplomatic hot air, but a recent war of words between China and Australia hints at a wider plan that should have us all worried.
Chinese investment hit $15bn in 2016, but rivals catching up
Australia is maintaining its attraction for Chinese investors, whose business interests are rapidly diversifying and are increasingly being led by private companies — but...
China boost for gold, lithium
China Inc poured almost $1.4 billion into the WA economy in 2016, about half of it in the mining sector as its direct investments...
Fears Australian toddler caught up in Beijing’s ‘hostage diplomacy’
But Ms Wumaier has been repeatedly taken in for questioning by Chinese police and is being closely monitored.
ASIO denies discrimination after stripping Chinese billionaire Huang Xiangmo’s permanent residency
The head of Australia's domestic spy agency has rejected allegations that it is targeting the Chinese community in the wake of the Huang Xiangmo...
Australia coronavirus: F1 Grand Prix cancelled and Flight Centre to close 100 stores
The Football Federation of Australia has confirmed that A-League and W-League matches will go ahead as normal this weekend, bucking the trend for other sporting events, like the Australia v New Zealand ODI, which is playing to an empty stadium tonight.
Agribusiness delegation heads to China to improve industry ties
The Malcolm Broomhead-chaired Australia-China Belt and Road Initiative is poised to lead its inaugural agribusiness delegation to China this weekend, which is aiming to identify achievable, practical steps to further advance Australian-Chinese agricultural industry collaboration.
Chinese army scientists exploiting Western universities, report says
A growing number of Chinese military scientists are using their research collaborations with Western universities to take their host country's expertise back home to...
Horse racing: China ‘a sleeping giant’ in Australia’s multi-million-dollar thoroughbred industry
China's growing interest in Australia's thoroughbred horse racing sector bodes well for the local industry, a breeding expert says.
About half of all thoroughbred horses...
Waning trust between Australia and China may have dire consequences, experts warn
WANING trust between Australia and China may have serious consequences if we don’t find a way to engage on the issue, an expert panel...
China’s Operation Australia: The party line
The Chinese Communist Party is waging a covert campaign of influence in Australia – an aggressive form of “soft power” – and while loyalists are rewarded, dissidents live in fear.
