Qantas, Chau Chak Wing, Winky and Bob Carr

Spirit of Inclusion. Ally Foster, news.com.au, March 5:

An information package was sent out to (Qantas) … employees … ahead of the company’s Spirit of Inclusion month … to stop using certain words that people may take offence to … (such as) “husband” and “wife” …

Spirit of including Taiwan. Annabel Hepworth, The Australian, May 25:

The Chinese government has given Qantas extra time to clarify how it refers to Taiwan after threatening to punish major airlines if they fail to describe the island as part of China.

Spirit of dollar diplomacy. AFP, May 25:

Taiwanese president Tsai Ing-wen has lashed out at China after Burkina Faso broke diplomatic ties with (Taiwan, accusing) Beijing of … “dollar diplomacy” to lure away (its) allies.

Spirit of billionaire bribery. Brendan Pierson, Reuters, May 12:

Billionaire Macau … developer Ng Lap Seng was sentenced to four years prison … (for) bribing two UN ambassadors …

The Australian connection. Lisa Martin, news.com.au,May 23:

A Chinese-Australian billionaire political donor allegedly linked to the bribery of the late UN president has been revealed (using parliamentary privilege) as Chau Chak Wing …

Chau Chak who? Jennifer Sexton, The Daily Telegraph, May 24:

Chau Chak Wing … worth $1.56 billion … (handed) $4.6 million to Australia’s two main political parties … ($45m) to two Sydney universities — and got his name on the … building at … UTS … (His) daughter Winky … (paid) $31.8m for a … mansion at Darling Point.

Winky who? Chris Uhlmann, The Australian, June 12, 2017:

As … premier, (Bob Carr) employed Chau’s daughter (Winky) as an adviser. Perhaps he believed this detail immaterial …

Peel me a date! Quentin Dempster, The New Daily, May 25:

… Bob Carr, while rejecting accusations he has become a mouthpiece for China’s Communist Party … through his UTS Chinese-bankrolled … institute, told The New Daily … “I’ve probably taken a packet of dates as a gift …”

Online comments on Bob Carr, The Australian, September 10, 2016:

David: No mention of Bob’s receipt of Chinese largesse in this article? Funny, that.

Andrew: Look people at least get his job title right! It’s PHIC Panda Hugger in Chief!

Getting chilly? Martin reports, news.com.au, May 23:

(Andrew) Hastie (said) Dr Chau had undertaken defamation proceedings (against media outlets, which) had a “chilling effect” on a free press …

The big chill. China’s Global Times editorialises the same day:

Lowering Aussie exports by $6.45 billion would send cold chills up … the spine of Australia … The cooling of bilateral relations … would be a good lesson for Australia to learn …

Blame Barnaby! Carr, The Sydney Morning Herald, May 24:

Early this year … there was a new stridency let loose … (by) Barnaby Joyce (saying) “any state that has the capacity to overrun you is always a greater threat” … imagine the … outrage if senior Chinese leaders had directed such rhetoric at Australia.

Online comment on “Seven steps to tame fears over China” by Carr, The Australian, December 12, 2017:

Brian: I think “Seven Ways To Kowtow To China” would be a more appropriate headline.