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Su-Lin Tan
Su-Lin Tan joined the Post in 2020 after the Australian Financial Review where she covered housing and commercial property, Asian business and street talk and investigations. She is a qualified accountant and worked in investment banking and funds management both in London and Sydney before becoming a journalist.
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Australian expat accused of spying for China is no ‘James Bond’, was ‘working innocently’: lawyer
Alexander Csergo, accused of ‘reckless foreign interference’, is being held in a top-security jail cell in Australia. His case is a ‘show trial’, his lawyer says, which reflects ‘an absolute hypocrisy in our approach to doing business with China’. Continue reading »
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Australia’s climate targets could go up in smoke amid planned increase in coal, gas use: report
New research shows 116 new government-approved fossil fuel projects due to start before 2030 will emit 4.8 billion tonnes of emissions by then. That amount is vastly more than proposed reduction in emissions; ‘clearly, Australia’s climate policies are not working’. Continue reading »
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The drums of war refuse to stop beating down under
While the war over “invisible enemies” remains an imagination, another “war” is tearing through civil Australian society: that of discrimination, racism and unnecessary suspicion. Continue reading »
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US frozen beef exports to China surge at Australia’s expense. Hardly protecting Australia’s back!
Australia’s frozen beef exports to China have plunged since April, but the United States’ exports keep rising — flipping the trade pattern seen a year ago. Continue reading »
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China-Australia relations: ex-Australia foreign minister says Canberra must drop adversarial approach to fix ‘frozen’ relationship (South China Morning Post Nov 24, 2020)
Only a herculean shift in foreign policy, a change of government or major external event will thaw a “frozen” relationship between China and Australia that has been damaged by a lack of diplomacy from Canberra that has compounded over the past three years, according to former Australian foreign minister Bob Carr. Continue reading »
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China tells Australia to ‘reflect on its own deeds’ as it imposes new import bans (SCMP 6.11.20)
Chinese importers advised to stop buying Australian barley, sugar, red wine, timber, coal, lobster, copper ore and copper concentrates. Foreign ministry says moves are justified and blames Canberra for downward spiral in relations. Continue reading »
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Australia’s anti-China witch hunt isn’t just harmful, it turns people against each other as governments escape scrutiny (SCMP Nov 1, 2020)
This isn’t banter or trolling – this is cancel culture that seeks to extinguish the opinions of those who don’t conform to the view of certain politicians or media outlets. It is a phenomenon that has the ironic and harmful effect of undermining democratic values, including the right to free speech. Continue reading »
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China sympathisers’: a new “Red Scare” stalks Australian businesses (SCMP HK 10.8.2020)
As anti-China rhetoric heats up down under, expressing support for one of the region’s most important trade relationships has become a risky business. Right-wing manipulation of social media is fanning deeply ingrained racial prejudices and anti-communist sentiment, experts say Continue reading »
