http://thecityjournal.net/daily-news-podcast/city-journal-weekly-china-focus-14-june/?fbclid=IwAR1r1ZPDW1fiVTm1paj5iUN5ahlSj10RK03gaB9cQyXsqKCsS_mzXHMWK8o The Australia-China relationship is more fraught than ever, with tensions emerging over everything from international students to barley prices. This week on City Journal Weekly, Marco Holden Jeffery and Oliver Lees present a special China Focus program, looking at the key issues between Australia and China on… Read More
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Journalist ditches newsroom to cover human rights
Since becoming a reporter for The New York Times in 2016, Vicky Xu has lost faith in the ability of traditional journalism to report effectively on human rights issues. As a journalist, Ms Xu covered a range of human rights allegations, including the detention of Uyghur Muslims in the Chinese province… Read More
The Local Paper born from the ashes of crisis, survives for the good of the people
In the wake of the Black Saturday bushfires, which tore through north-eastern Victoria in the early months of 2009, The Phoenix emerged, a newspaper that sought to cover the region’s recovery and provide advertising at no cost to local business. The Phoenix founder and editor, Ash Long, said… Read More
‘I’d like to achieve a position where honesty is an essential prerequisite in politics’
With his days full of legal consulting, refugee advocacy and now running for the vacant Greens Party Senate nomination, it’s no surprise that Julian Burnside looked flustered as he welcomed me into the warmth of his home on a chilly winter’s evening. Sitting in his… Read More
Air travel “difficult, demeaning and awkward” for people with disabilities, says Melbourne man with cerebral palsy
A Yarraville man is calling out discriminatory practices in air travel and demanding airlines provide better service for people with disabilities as the Disability Royal Commission continues. Noah Callan’s change.org petition has gone viral with 44,000 signatures, and his bid to improve conditions has been backed by… Read More
Putting Central Asia back on the map: the pragmatic politics of BRI
As Beijing’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) wraps itself around the Central Asian region which lies to China’s immediate west, it poses as the crucial link to Europe and beyond. With Russia apathetic toward its role as the major trading partner to the significant region,… Read More