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last updated:
27 September, 2024
Yutong Bus showcases new versions of its electric busses at Australia’s National Bus and Coach show in Brisbane on September 17, 2024. Photo: Eric Ng
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.

Australia

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

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Australia

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

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

Mel C is now dating model Chris Dingwall. Photos: Getty Images, @chrisdingwall/Instagram
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.

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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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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Neo-Nazi protesters flash Nazi salutes outside Parliament House in Melbourne last year. Photo: EPA-EFE
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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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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Shanghai’s Lujiazui financial district seen across the Huangpu River from the Bund. “In some months, our flights to and from Shanghai have been operating around half-full,” said the CEO of Qantas International. Photo: Bloomberg
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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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.

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese attends a rally to a call for action to end violence against women, in Canberra, on Sunday. Photo: EPA-EFE
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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A man reacts near a makeshift memorial outside the Westfield Bondi Junction shopping centre in tribute to the victims of a stabbing spree there on Saturday. Photo: EPA-EFE
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.

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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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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People sit outside a pub and restaurant in Sydney’s central business district on a recent weekday evening. Photo: Su-Lin Tan
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

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.

Coral bleaching on the Great Barrier Reef. Photo: Shutterstock
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?

Fame and celebrity

Who is Grey’s Anatomy star Kate Walsh’s Australian farmer fiancé, Andrew Nixon?

Grey’s Anatomy and Emily in Paris actress Kate Walsh is engaged to ‘Australian gentleman’ farmer Andrew Nixon – here’s what you need to know about him

Australia

Why a move by Australia’s government may scare off foreigners from buying homes

Canberra says its latest measures are aimed at preserving the housing supply for local buyers and tenants.

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Residential buildings in Sydney, Australia. Photo: Bloomberg
International Property

Office landlord-operator partnerships ‘may end traditional lease business’

More office landlords and flexible work space operators are likely to form partnerships that will do away with the traditional lease business that has been ‘catastrophic’ for the industry, according to the founder of The Work Project.

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TWP has centres in Singapore, Hong Kong and Sydney and is looking to expand its footprint to Melbourne, Perth and Brisbane. Photo: SCMP Handout
Art

These amazing clay works will crumble right in front of your eyes

Taiwanese-Australian ceramicist Ruth Li creates intricate, ephemeral works made from raw clay that disintegrate while still on show. She will run ceramics classes in Hong Kong in February.

Australia

Wild weather leaves at least 10 dead in eastern Australia, officials say

Severe weather has lashed parts of southeast Australia since Monday, while thunderstorms have brought down more than 1,000 power lines in parts of Queensland and left 85,000 people without electricity.

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