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Australian journalists Bill Birtles, Mike Smith forced out of China
Two Australian journalists working in China have arrived in Sydney after a diplomatic stand-off in which police demanded interviews with both reporters.
China hungry for Rio’s coal as crisis looms: Yancoal
The Chinese company in a bidding war with Glencore for Rio Tinto’s Australian thermal coal assets is looking to Australia to solve what its...
Hurstville: Sydney’s real Chinatown
Hurstville, 16 kilometres south-west of the CBD, occupies a unique spot on Sydney's demographic map.
With more than half of its residents reporting Chinese ancestry,...
New Zealand former PM denies writing glowing pro-China piece for Beijing paper
The former New Zealand prime minister Dame Jenny Shipley has denied writing a controversial opinion piece for a Chinese state-run newspaper headlined: “We need to learn...
When Chinese State Security police knocked on ABC journalist Bill Birtles’ door, he realised...
After five years of reporting for the ABC in Beijing and seven years in the city in total, I felt nothing but deep disappointment and sadness that it was ending this way.
Former head of Chinese steel company with links to Australia jailed
He was once one of China's most powerful steel executives, buying iron ore in quantities that fuelled Australia's economic boom.
But Deng Qilin, 66, will...
Detention of an Australian in China is Canberra’s worst nightmare
At around 4.30pm on Tuesday, officials at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade in Canberra were alerted to concerns that Australian-Chinese writer Yang...
Victorian man charged as brutal attack on kangaroo goes viral on Chinese social media
A 43-year-old man has been charged with destroying protected wildlife after the brutal killing of a kangaroo went viral on social media.
Cattle queen Gina Rinehart turns her focus to China with new deal
Last year, Gina Rinehart claimed the position of Australia’s cattle queen; now her agribusiness ambition is firmly international, with plans under way to develop the nation’s live cattle trade into a $2 billion industry.
Why Australia shouldn’t count on China for growth and profits
Counting on China to deliver endless growth and profits? Then you need to know about the news item last week announcing that a big international conglomerate was forced to sell one of its businesses in China.
‘You will be put into detention’: Former ABC bureau chief tells story of fleeing...
I was counting down the days before we could leave China for good. This wasn't the way I wanted it to end my posting, leaving behind one the world's biggest stories and many good Chinese friends.
Palmer blames Chinese nemesis for $2.3b loss
Embattled billionaire Clive Palmer is directly blaming his Chinese nemesis CITIC for the collapse of his nickel empire in a new legal action which claims its failure to pay him royalties meant the Queensland company folded with a personal loss to the former MP of $2.3 billion.
