A report published in the International Journal of Climatology predicts Brisbane, Australia, will become a “difficult place to live” in the next three decades due to soaring temperatures. The extreme heat is also expected to lead to more deaths. Hot Brisbane According to the report, the number of hot days and nights will double in ...
Beijing likes to control allies just like it controls its people — through promises of prosperity and stability. In Australia, there is a growing fear that its reliance on the Chinese economy is making the country submissive to the Chinese government. Controlling Australia Australia has seen a long period of economic growth over the past decades. ...
According to the Australian government’s statement on values from its immigration website on life in Australia: “Australian society values respect for the freedom and dignity of the individual, freedom of religion, commitment to the rule of law, Parliamentary democracy, equality of men and women and a spirit of egalitarianism that embraces mutual respect, tolerance, fair ...
It is often said that we Chinese migrants leave our “loyalties” in the motherland, despite living in Australia. This statement may be distasteful, but it is the status quo. The good news is, however, that since the Foreign Influence Transparency Scheme (FITS) came into force, such a phenomenon has been gradually changing. Although the Australian ...
In a crackdown on Chinese intervention in Australia, the government has warned that Confucius Institutes operating in the country will be brought under a new foreign influence transparency program. Confucius Institutes are funded by Hanban, a Chinese Communist Party (CCP) supported entity, and propagate the supremacy of the communist ideology over liberal democracies. They also ...
Being a first world country, Australia attracts a large number of immigrants from developing nations, especially Malaysia and China. The administration is now seeking to limit the number of immigrants since it thinks that there are too many of them flooding into Australia. Malaysian and Chinese immigration According to the Department of Home Affairs, Malaysians ...
Receiving foreign investment sounds like a great thing for an economy. Unless you are Canada and are receiving a ton of Chinese money. The cash flow, part legal and part illegal, is reportedly causing a surge in property prices and particularly benefiting criminal organizations in Canada. Chinese money According to a report by The New ...
Expeience the heart-warming story about the friendship between a young boy and a pelican in Australia’s Coorong, which is retold and based on Colin Thiele’s book, Storm Boy. Mike Kindley is Storm Boy grown up, and now he’s a successful retired businessman. He sees visions of his Indigenous friend he knew from childhood and pelicans. ...
After news of the Chinese manufacturing sector suffering a contraction in December broke out, the Australian dollar sank in response. Due to Australia’s high dependency on Chinese exports, many believe that the Australian dollar might suffer even more in the future. Declining Australian dollar China’s official Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) slipped to 49.7 in December ...
Australia has introduced the Foreign Influence Transparency Scheme Act that requires individuals or organizations working on behalf of foreign entities in the political sphere to register and explain their activities. The foreign influence law has been in effect since December 10, 2018. Tracking foreign Influence Previously, individuals and organizations could influence the local politics of ...