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Richard Huang, who requested his identity be concealed with a pseudonym, promotes Beijing funded trips to Taiwanese youth.

‘Aren’t you worried you are being brainwashed?’ The junket that left Richard’s friends on edge

The discounted tour to China included four-star hotels, nightly banquets, and speeches about being “one big family”.

  • Lisa Visentin and Daniel Ceng

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Myanmar scam compounds

Caught in a $60b scam, these workers tried to flee but the soldiers were waiting

It starts with a fake job ad and a free plane ticket to Bangkok. But when you cross into Myanmar’s lawless borderlands, you realise what you’ve walked into.

  • Zach Hope and Kate Geraghty
Foreign Minister Penny Wong at the prime minister’s address to the National Press Club on Wednesday.

Wong weaponises Liberal ‘Chinese spies’ gaffe in battle for vote

Concerns about the risk of Chinese government influence have bedevilled all sides in this election as parties vie for the key voter group.

  • Max Maddison, Paul Sakkal and Kayla Olaya
Vietnamese American Amanda Nguyen.

There’s a reason some Vietnamese restaurants fly a yellow flag, others a red

Duality lives in the bones of my generation divided by conflict: in the way elders hoard plastic bags like wartime rations, in the hesitation when hearing a northern accent.

  • Jenny Tran
Monique Ryan volunteers.

Election watchdog opens probe into Monique Ryan volunteer video

The video shows two people in Ryan campaign T-shirts handing out the teal MP’s how-to-vote cards and saying they were directed to vote for her by groups with links to the Chinese Communist Party.

  • Paul Sakkal
Badiucao’s Here and Now work in Hong Kong.

‘No trace’: Dissident artist told his work has been removed from Hong Kong billboard

Australia-based artist Badiucao said his four-second video work was designed to test “the freedom-of-speech situation in Hong Kong”.

  • Elizabeth Flux
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Xie Xiongming, far left, next to Opposition Leader Peter Dutton at an event promoting Liberal candidate Scott Yung, far right.

Fresh image shows CCP-linked high roller shoulder-to-shoulder with Dutton

Xie Xiongming’s foundation had its charity status revoked by the regulator for failing to disclose its financials, while a spokesman for Dutton said he didn’t know Xie.

  • David Crowe and Nick McKenzie
US President Donald Trump said the tariffs on Mexico would be “paused” for a month while a deal is negotiated.

Why China must be quietly pleased that Trump has made it a target

Around the world, Beijing is working to peel away support for a US-led international system and recast itself as a more reliable partner in trade, development and security.

  • Lisa Visentin
The Australian judges on Hong Kong’s Court of Final Appeal have been asked to consider the government’s concerns about a crackdown on political dissent by Hong Kong authorities.

Why four Australian judges have become a hot topic spoken about in hushed tones in Hong Kong

Penny Wong has made her strongest comments yet on the decision by the judges to continue working in Hong Kong amid concerns about a crackdown on political dissent.

  • Lisa Visentin
Young job seekers consult with employment advisors at a job fair in Beijing on Setember 28, 2024.

Xi’s robocops and driverless cars leaving young people behind

Xi Jinping’s modernisation agenda aims to transform China into a high-tech superpower. At a job fair in central Beijing, the future isn’t so promising.

  • Lisa Visentin

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