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The Philippines

Letters | Not much substance to the Philippines’ cabinet reshuffle

Readers discuss Ferdinand Marcos Jnr’s reaction to the midterm election, the mental benefits of travel, the closing of a landmark cinema, and how to deepen tourist interest in old police stations in Hong Kong.

Hong Kong economy

Australia’s Queensland to open Shenzhen trade office with Hong Kong as ‘gateway’

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Semiconductors

US start-up PsiQuantum raising US$750 million in quantum computing race

International Property

Hong Kong’s Chow Tai Fook, Far East Consortium bet on Brisbane casino resort

US$33 million deal with Star Australia plants flag in the Queensland capital, which is preparing to host the 2032 Olympics.

A view of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, including the Queen’s Wharf Brisbane complex, on January 21, 2025. Photo: Shutterstock
Australia

Australia jails 14 sect members over ‘slow and painful’ death of girl, 8

The girl’s mother and father, the leader and other members of the home-based church were jailed for manslaughter.

Business of climate change

China’s world-leading electric-bus maker Yutong touts new tech as exports grow

With quick-charge batteries from CATL, firm aims to extend driving range by 10 per cent while cutting operating cost by 20 per cent.

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Australia

How Chinese-made prefab homes could solve Australia’s housing crisis

Chinese prefab home exports offer Australian builders a cost-effective way to tackle the housing affordability crisis and deepen trade ties.

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Sydney. Australia’s housing shortage has rocketed to the top of the national agenda. Photo: Xinhua
Australia

Jack Black’s band cancels Australia tour after ‘don’t miss Trump next time’ quip

The Kung Fu Panda actor said he was ‘blindsided’ by Tenacious D bandmate Kyle Gass’ remarks making light of the assassination attempt.

Fame and celebrity

Who is Mel C’s hunky new Australian model boyfriend, Chris Dingwall?

Former Spice Girl and mother of one Mel C has decided to go public with her new beau Chris Dingwall after being spotted at Glastonbury and Wimbledon with him in recent weeks

Australia

Australia tells Russia to ‘back off’ in war of words over arrested spy couple

Moscow accused Canberra of inciting ‘anti-Russian paranoia’ for charging Kira and Igor Korolev with espionage.

Kira Korolev and her husband Igor Korolev are accused of accessing material related to Australia’s national security. Photo: Handout
Australia

Australia army private and husband accused of spying for Russia

Police allege Kira Korolev secretly travelled to Russia in 2023 while on military leave and accuse her husband Igor of accessing her work account and sending her classified information.

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Kira Korolev, 40, and her husband Igor Korolev, 62, are Russia-born Australian citizens and hold Russian passports. Photo: Handout
Australia

Is Australia racist? ‘Intense’ migration debate sets tone for 2025 election

Australian politicians’ use of anti-immigrant rhetoric reflects a wider global trend of race and division being weaponised for electoral gain.

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Profile

His cold-case crime podcasts bring justice for murdered Australian women

Hedley Thomas, investigative journalist and author, tells Kate Whitehead about sleeping beside his police scanner, marrying in Hong Kong, and the power of podcasts such as his true-crime series.

Pacific nations

New Caledonia riots spotlight French ‘failures’ of democracy in South Pacific

‘Foreign interference’ narrative, a bid to deflect France’s responsibility for the crisis and insult to the Kanak people’s long struggle for independence, analysts note.

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Burnt vehicles in the Magenta district of Noumea, France’s Pacific territory of New Caledonia, on Tuesday Photo: AFP
Fifa

Corruption scandal hits Australian soccer, captain accused of fixing yellow cards

Ulises Davila and fellow players Kearyn Baccus and Clayton Lewis formally charged and granted bail, with Davila scheduled to appear in court on June 24.

Macarthur captain FC Ulises Davila is accused of paying two players to deliberately pick up yellow cards. Photo: EPA-EFE
Australia

Australia’s Qantas stopping ‘half-full’ Sydney-Shanghai flights on low demand

Australia’s flag carrier said demand for China travel had not recovered as strongly as expected. Aircraft on the route will be redirected to other destinations across Asia, it said.

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Australia

‘Treat people like adults’: Australia, New Zealand take work from home to heart

Some employers love it. Others have issued ‘return-to-work’ mandates, forcing employees back into the office. Finding a balance is key, experts say – and flexibility isn’t without its downsides.

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Australia

My Take | Playing defence Mini-Me for the US will cost Australia dearly

The complaint by Canberra about the latest Chinese military flare-up close to China’s coast is not only hypocritical but highly escalatory.

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A Seahawk helicopter prepares to take off from the deck of HMAS Hobart during flying operations while on a regional presence deployment off northern Australia. Photo: AP
Australia

‘Epidemic’: Australia’s Albanese joins protests against domestic violence

At least 26 women have been killed this year – one every four days – according to rights lobby group Destroy The Joint.

Australia

Young Chinese student among 5 women killed in Sydney mall knife attack

The last of Joel Cauchi’s six victims was identified on Monday as Yixuan Cheng, a young Chinese woman who was a student. Police say the killer appeared to target women.

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Australia

Letters | Hong Kong’s array of service choices puts Australia to shame

Readers discuss reasons for Hongkongers to cheer their city, and the decline in politeness.

A man contemplates his next move as he plays chess in Hyde Park in the central business district of Sydney, Australia, on August 11, 2022. Photo: AP
Australia

‘All about the money’: Nepali, Filipino students flock to Australia – for work

Nepal and the Philippines are Australia’s top source markets for international students, after China and India. Lax oversight, regulations and visa rules that allow unlimited work rights are part of the reason.

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University graduation day in Melbourne. The number of students coming from Nepal, Colombia and the Philippines to Australia has surged more than 300 per cent in recent years. Photo: Shutterstock
Australia

In Australia and New Zealand, restaurants struggle as downturn blues bite

Restaurants have been forced to scale back as the global economy continues to slow, with inflation, higher costs of living and other factors taking their toll.

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Australia

In Australia, anti-Aukus protesters hit out at ‘belligerent nuclear plans’

Fierce resistance mounted by Australian unions against plans for a new submarine base shows the challenge facing the high-stakes defence project aimed at countering China’s influence.

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Australia

Letters | Use your brain: why no law can protect us from bringing work home

Readers discuss a proposed law in Australia that will empower workers to ignore calls from their bosses outside work hours without penalty, and how Hong Kong can deal with its ageing society

Disconnecting from the office after work hours would allow employees to focus on family and their personal interests. Photo: Shutterstock
Australia

No spy concerns and tariffs: smooth drive for Chinese EVs in Australia

Australia is turning highly attractive to Chinese brands as it does not have a car manufacturing industry and is seen as unlikely to erect trade barriers.

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BYD Atto 3 SUV and BYD Dolphin hatchback displayed at the company’s experience centre in Sydney. Photo: Reuters
Australia

Australia’s Great Barrier Reef ‘in grave danger’ from ‘marine heatwave’

Scientists are warning of devastating coral bleaching on the Great Barrier Reef if the water does not cool down in the coming weeks.

Fame and celebrity

Who is Chrishell Stause’s Australian musician partner, G Flip?

Chrishell Stause and her partner G Flip are quickly becoming the power couple to watch on red carpets – so what do we know about the Selling Sunset star’s partner?

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