Christina Zhou
ABC.net.au
Melbourne, FL, United States
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'Keep your eyes on the sun'
On the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese Communist Party, Beijing is more influential — and controversial — than ever. → Read More
Flammable cladding on apartment complexes leaves painful legacy in Victoria months after ban
Flammable cladding is banned from new multi-storey buildings in Victoria, but the highly combustible material is still proving a costly nightmare for Melbourne apartment owners left footing all or part of the removal bill. → Read More
New QR code rules are in place across Victoria with fines up to $1,652
From today Victorians must check in at all retail stores, supermarkets and cafes — even if they're just grabbing a takeaway coffee. → Read More
Australia Talks National Survey reveals what Australians think about marriage and children
Do you need children to have a fulfilling life? The Australia Talks National Survey reveals most Australians don't think so and women are more likely to disagree than men. → Read More
Australian migrants share their 'Gourmet Lazy' meals and explain the importance of food in culture
On the new ABC-funded mini-series, Gourmet Lazy, culturally-diverse Australian performers and their mums take the audience through a family staple that their parents cooked for them as a child. → Read More
'Chinese people need to be clean': Australians urged to speak up as coronavirus-related racism rears its head
Coronavirus-related racist attacks against Asian-Australians are increasing, but experts say this is just the tip of the iceberg due to significant underreporting — here's how you can help. → Read More
Why are Western countries being hit harder than East Asian countries by coronavirus?
The US, Italy, Spain, France and the United Kingdom have all overtaken China in the number of coronavirus cases and deaths. So how has the East managed the outbreak by comparison to the West? → Read More
Why is North Korea firing missiles while the rest of the world is fighting coronavirus?
North Korea is having its busiest period of missile testing on record as the rest of the world fights the coronavirus. But why is North Korea ramping up its missiles testing now and shouldn't it be focusing its efforts on keeping the pandemic at bay? → Read More
'I was being played like a clown': How the coronavirus pandemic could shift the multicultural make-up of our society
Foreign workers and international students largely miss out on emergency economic measures like JobKeeper. But could the cost of leaving them out in the cold prove to be too great a price down the track? → Read More
Can coronavirus ground zero really return to normal after Wuhan's lockdown is lifted?
Wuhan residents have taken their first glimpse of normal life since the lockdown, but experts say it's unclear how long it will take for ground zero — and the world — to recover from a crisis of this scale. → Read More
Ground zero of coronavirus records just one new case. What could Australia learn from China?
As new cases plunge to an all-time low in Wuhan, many in Australia's Chinese community are urging Canberra to take lessons from China's apparent success. → Read More
'Do you love him enough to leave your family?' Australians share the challenges of interracial marriage
Matisse Yee still remembers how excited she was to tell her parents she had finally met someone, and then immediately adding the disclosure but he's not Chinese. → Read More
Why you're not likely to catch coronavirus from your favourite dumpling restaurant
Many Chinese restaurants and retailers across Australia are taking a battering after experiencing a dramatic drop in the number of customers who fear they might catch the deadly coronavirus. But are their fears justified? → Read More
'Uncivilised behaviour': Chinese city shames people for wearing pyjamas in public
Chinese authorities apologise for naming and shaming people for wearing pyjamas after publishing their photos along with their surnames, partially-redacted IDs and headshots. → Read More
Pig forced to 'bungee-jump' in Chinese theme park stunt
A Chinese theme park which let the pig make the first jump on its new bungee-jumping platform suffers a major backlash after video of the stunt is posted online. → Read More
Australia pledged to 'step up' in the Pacific amid growing Chinese influence, but are we on track?
Despite a significant number of diplomatic visits and financial pledges, Australia's step-up in the Pacific last year was all but overshadowed by its lack of action on the single biggest threat facing the region: climate change. → Read More
'Our future is at stake': Human Rights Watch launches damning report on China
Beijing's crushing oppression at home and its moves to spread its censorship to the rest of the world are threatening decades of progress made on global human rights, according to a new Human Rights Watch report. → Read More
China rebukes countries for congratulating Tsai after landside Taiwan election win
Beijing slams senior officials from the United States and other countries for congratulating Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen after she won re-election with nearly 60 per cent of the popular vote. → Read More
Spying, human rights abuses, Huawei ban: A look back at China-Australia relations in 2019
The relationship was marred by allegations and disagreements over a range of issues in 2019. Here we take a look at key moments and how things might play out in 2020. → Read More
Samoa receives support from Australia and New Zealand amid escalating measles crisis
Australia and New Zealand dispatch medical teams to tackle the measles outbreak spreading across the Pacific, with the death toll expected to climb. → Read More