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Women walk past signage advertising Australian universities in Melbourne’s central business district. Photo: AFP

Cap and gloom: Australia’s appeal as top pick for Chinese students dims

Chinese students rank first in terms of the number of international students studying in Australia, but new rules are set to cap foreign student numbers.

Chinese students rank first in terms of the number of international students studying in Australia, but new rules are set to cap foreign student numbers

Australia urged to cut fossil fuels as Pacific backs landmark policing plan

Hongkongers may face tougher university admission standards in Australia

Editorial | Step up fight against Hong Kong online scam scourge

Phone scams have steadily increased, with losses nearly doubling in value last year in the city to HK$9.18 billion.

Many Hong Kong victims of online scams were told they were signed up for insurance policies or other services, then pushed to “cancel” the bogus orders by providing bank details and paying “earnest money”. Photo: Shutterstock

Review | Here’s why you should fly Qantas when heading to Australia

Ahead of Qantas’ 2026 launch of the two longest direct flights in the world, Style reviews the Australian airline’s business class experience

Australia pushes Pacific police force proposal to check China’s ambitions

Pacific leaders endorsed on Wednesday a plan creating a 200-officer police force to address security challenges and limit China’s reach.

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More Australians anxious over immigration amid push to ban Gaza war refugees

A new poll found about 44 per cent supporting a pause on Palestinian refugee arrivals, while 42 per cent saw immigration as a negative.

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Palestinian children collect belongings from a building targeted in an Israeli airstrike in central Gaza’s Maghazi refugee camp on Tuesday. Photo: Xinhua

Australia caps international student numbers to ease housing pressure

Record migration – driven by students from India, China and Philippines – expanded labour supply and restrained wage pressures, but it exacerbated an already tight housing market.

Qantas blames ‘coding error’ for 85% off first class fares to New York, London

Qantas’ terms and conditions allow it to rescind the offer if there is “‘an obvious error”, so around 300 customers received upgrades or refunds.

Australia registers record high winter temperature of 41.6 degrees

Official data shows average temperatures for Australia steadily rising, with climate change fuelling more intense bushfires, floods, drought and heatwaves.

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Australia set an all-time winter temperature record on Monday. Photo: EPA-EFE

The View | South Korea, Australia show rate cuts are no cure-all for property markets

South Korea and Australia provide a cautionary tale of the limits of monetary policy when other factors also influence the outlook for residential property.

A woman and her dog walk past a property agent’s in Melbourne on August 6. The Reserve Bank of Australia kept borrowing costs at a 12-year high earlier this month, and even discussed the possibility of a further increase, because of persistently elevated inflation. Photo: AFP

Australians now have legal right to ignore work calls, emails after hours

Employers could face fines of up to US$63,000 for getting in touch with an employee for non-essential reasons outside working hours.

Hong Kong stocks extend 3-week winning run as Fed signals imminent rate cut

Investors are turning optimistic after the Federal Reserve’s Jerome Powell signalled on Friday that ‘the time has come for policy to adjust.’

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4 injured in Sydney stabbing, including police officer

The latest in a series of Sydney stabbings highlights the city’s troubling trend of stabbings and new knife laws.

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Emergency services responded to an incident where four people including a police officer have been injured following a crash and suspected stabbing in Engadine, Sydney, on August 25. Photo: AAP via Reuters

Australian university takes Hong Kong’s lead, tightens mainland admission checks

University of New South Wales says applicants must submit official reports as additional proof for mainland Chinese academic qualifications.

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A UNSW email to student enrolment agencies in July said the stringent checks were introduced due to an increase in fake documents being used in applications. Photo: Shutterstock

Opinion | Australia and New Zealand key to ensuring Asean’s food security

The challenges facing East and Southeast Asian nations’ food security efforts require looking farther south for lasting solutions.

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US confirm status as world’s best, as lacrosse chief calls tournament ‘huge success’

Hong Kong lacrosse boss Raymond Fong says thousands of fans watched games across 10 days of action in city.

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Sydney tragedy exposes mental health crisis for Chinese students in Australia

A growing mental health crisis among international students in Australia may be fuelled by cultural isolation and inadequate support, with experts warning of a concerning trend.

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Suicides or attempted suicides among international students in Australia have become a worrying trend, experts say. Photo: Shutterstock

Linthin, using big data, grows sports tech business with Hong Kong’s connections

Shanghai-based Linthin Technology aims to put 70 per cent of its R&D workforce in Hong Kong’s Science Park to pursue its regional ambitions

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Australian transgender woman wins landmark case against female-only app

The case marks the first time that the Federal Court has made a ruling on gender identity discrimination since changes were made to the Sex Discrimination Act in 2013.

IB examiners’ plan to tackle ‘time zone cheats’ will fail: Hong Kong expert

Ex-Examinations and Assessment Authority manager Hans Yeung says start time changes of 30 minutes to an hour will make little difference.

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Plans to crack down on IB exam “time zone cheats” will be unsuccessful, Hong Kong education expert says. Photo: Shutterstock

Everyday Gourmet host Justine Schofield takes on Malaysia in new season

A veteran of Australian culinary reality television, Justine Schofield reveals the tricks of her peripatetic trade and how she resists being a Debbie Downer

A scene from Malaysia Gourmet with Justine Schofield. Photo: Parade Media

Hong Kong stocks end third straight week on a high

Hang Seng Index closed lower after a pullback on Wall Street and disappointing earnings by Chinese blue chips, but ended the week 1 per cent higher.

My Take | Australia’s Raygun Olympic saga simmers over demand for answers from the top

Australians have no issue with Olympian Rachael Gunn aka Raygun, their grouse is with the lack of accountability from sports authorities.

Hong Kong Airlines returns to long-haul market with Gold Coast route

Carrier will operate Hong Kong-Gold Coast flights four times a week over Lunar New Year period from January 17 to February 15.

Hong Kong Airlines will operate the new Australia route over five weeks next year. Photo: May Tse

Australian penguin dies, ends famous ‘same-sex power couple’

Same-sex couples between both males and females are not unheard of, although they are often short-lived in the wild.

Gentoo penguin Sphen (right) has died at the Sea Life Sydney Aquarium. Photo: AFP/Sea Life Aquarium Sydney

Man arrested at Melbourne airport after opening emergency exit, walking on wing

Passengers screamed and shrieked as the man began ‘erratic’ behaviour shortly before he opened the hatch.

Hong Kong stocks rise on upbeat Xiaomi, AIA earnings; JD.com leads tech rebound

The Hang Seng Index has added 1.2 per cent since last Friday, putting it on track for a third consecutive week of gains.

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The world's sixth largest country, Australia is a regional power in Asia that has a sometimes troubled relationship with its largest trading partner, China. Canberra began to pull away from Beijing in 2018 due to concerns over Chinese influence on Australian society and politics, as well as disputes over the South China Sea. The global Covid-19 pandemic that began in China in 2019 caused further tensions after Australia called for an independent investigation into the disease's origins. 
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27 August, 2024
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