Police are sounding the alarm as little-known “virtual kidnapping” scams, run by transnational crime syndicates, continue to target international students in Australia. In October alone, the New South Wales Police State Crime Command’s Robbery and Serious Crime Squad has already been alerted to three separate incidents, highlighting what they sayContinue Reading
The case of a tradie who kidnapped his boss’s children after allegedly suffering “constant” abuse will face a significant delay after his lawyers raised the prospect of mental impairment. Jiangang Ji, 38, returned before the Victorian County Court on Wednesday after a jury found him guilty earlier this year. JiContinue Reading
Four out of five new homes built in Sydney over the next half-decade will be needed to absorb an “unprecedented” international student wave, according to a new report blasting the federal government’s “unplanned” population explosion. The research, published by the Institute of Public Affairs (IPA) think tank on Monday, foundContinue Reading
Chinese students struggling to find rentals have complained that they were misled about Australia, saying the “shocking” rise in cost of living is causing others back home to abandon their plans. Speaking to the ABC on Friday, two students described their experiences with the rental crisis in Melbourne, seeing adsContinue Reading
More photos have emerged of a fake “Chinese police car” in Melbourne that sparked outrage on social media earlier this week. The dark grey Nissan Altima sedan has Chinese characters for “police” stencilled on the bonnet and “special police” along the side, and a Chinese police badge on the frontContinue Reading
A photo of a fake “Chinese police car” in Melbourne’s southeast has sparked outrage on social media. The photo, uploaded to Reddit on Sunday, showed a dark Nissan sedan with Chinese characters for “police” stencilled on the bonnet and “special police” along the side, and a Chinese police badge onContinue Reading
Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has been accused of lacking transparency about the details of his upcoming “unusual” trip to China this week. The four-day visit will reportedly involve the Premier meeting with senior officials from the Ministry of Education and Beijing government. Mr Andrews is expected to discuss trade andContinue Reading
Australian tourism is still lagging behind pre-pandemic levels despite an overall resurgence over the past year. Fresh data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics revealed total arrivals in 2022 reached just 45 per cent of 2019 levels. Close to 3.7m tourists touched down in Australia in 2022, up 15 perContinue Reading
Tens of thousands of Chinese students enrolled at Australian universities are rushing to return to Australia after Beijing issued a snap ban on online learning at overseas universities. The surprise move, announced by China’s Ministry of Education on Saturday, ended the special Covid rule that allowed Chinese international students toContinue Reading
The news is full of new concessions from China to Australia. China appears to be reversing its shadow-ban on importing Aussie coal that wiped $1 billion off Australia’s balance sheet. This backflip is a revealing outrun of events given the past five years of China’s attempt to strangle Australia’s economy.Continue Reading