Hong Kong
The elusive family and the secrets behind The Star’s new casino owners
The family that took legal action to suppress a report into Star’s suitability to hold a casino licence has a long history of escaping scrutiny.
- by Harriet Alexander
Latest
Cathay Pacific grounds planes, finds 15 A350s need engine parts replaced
The airline inspected its entire A350 fleet after a leak in a fuel system reportedly caused an engine fire on a flight bound for Zurich.
- by Lisa Barrington and Tim Hepher
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Courts
Star secret: The bombshell casino report we can’t print
A leaked probity report into Star Entertainment’s new casino will stay secret after the company’s partner took legal action to prevent it being published.
- by Harriet Alexander and Amelia McGuire
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Property development
The Sydney property developer chasing $28 million in stolen cash
Tina Zou redeveloped luxury units across Sydney. Now she is embroiled in a dispute over millions of dollars in Hong Kong linked to an espionage case involving a dead Royal Marine in London.
- by Eryk Bagshaw, Lisa Visentin and Daniel Ceng
Opinion
Opinion
We can’t pander to China. Hong Kong Australians need us to speak up for them
The visit by Chinese Premier Li Quang is an opportunity to make clear Australia’s discomfort with how quickly freedoms are vanishing in Hong Kong.
- by Caoilfhionn Gallagher and Jennifer Robinson
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CCP influence
Australian judges vow to stay despite mass resignations from Hong Kong’s top court
Former High Court chief justice Robert French has defended the role of Australians serving on Hong Kong’s top court.
- by Lisa Visentin
Opinion
Letters
Explicit excellence shows value of traditional ways
Explicit teaching is now being recognised, as it should always have, as the most effective learning method for the vast majority of students.
Billion-dollar casino backer takes legal action to kill story
A wealthy family company based in Hong Kong was cleared to operate a casino in Australia. But it does not want media coverage of a report into its suitability.
- by Harriet Alexander, Amelia McGuire and Sean Parnell
Tensions rise between UK and China after three charged with ‘spying for Hong Kong’
China’s ambassador has been summoned by the UK Foreign Office amid rapidly deteriorating diplomatic relations between the two nations after the arrests.
- by Rob Harris
Opinion
Inside China
China blocked my visa. I spent three years getting as close as I could
In the end, its actions amplified voices it had hoped to suppress.
- by Eryk Bagshaw
Australian investors sent a China warning
China is Australia’s largest trading partner, accounting for nearly a third of international trade, and the industries most exposed to Beijing’s economic woes are resources and commodities.
- by Sumeyya Ilanbey