Jason Fang
Jason Fang is a journalist at the ABC's Asia Pacific Newsroom. You can follow him on Twitter: @fangjason
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'I might give my great-granddaughter a box of chocolates': As cost of living pressures bite, we look at how Christmas 1973 compares with this year
By Toby Mann and Jason Fang
The cost-of-living crisis, Australia's changing demographics, and the greater mobility of the country's population mean the way we celebrate Christmas is now very different to how we did 50 years ago.
Practitioners and students call RMIT to stop cancellation of Chinese medicine program
By Jenny Cai and Jason Fang
Students and practitioners are calling on RMIT to reverse its decision to discontinue the undergraduate Chinese medicine program, which is the only government-funded Chinese medicine program in Victoria.
Why some Australians are hopeful about Indigenous issues even though the Voice was rejected
By Jason Fang and Kai Feng
Like many Australians, Aboriginal elder Hassan Gardiner is very disappointed that Australia rejected a Voice to Parliament on Saturday, but he is also hopeful with what it has achieved.
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'A matter of fairness': 'Golden ticket' visa holders protest against permanent residency processing time
By Jason Fang with wires
Applicants for permanent Business Innovation and Investment Programme (BIIP) visas, or subclass 888 visas, hold demonstrations in Sydney and Melbourne, calling for the government to speed up processing of their permanent residency.
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'It's not Disneyland': Is Chinatown worth reviving? Or is it just a facade for tourists?
By Jason Fang & Dong Xing with photography by Danielle Bonica & Ilham Issak
As Chinatown struggles to return to its pre-COVID golden age, younger generations have been busy creating cultural hubs of their own.
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As models predict COVID wave to peak at 65 million new cases a week in China, expert says true impact impossible to verify
By Jason Fang and Will Jackson with wires
Despite warnings a new wave of coronavirus driven by the latest XBB variants could peak at up to 65 million cases a week, China's health authorities say the situation remains under control.
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'Very significant hit': Migrants and students react to changes to visa fees, working-hour cap
By Jason Fang, Erwin Renaldi and Will Jackson
Applying for an Australian visa will become more expensive from July 1, while international students will have their working hours capped again.
Each week on a Melbourne street corner, these Chinese migrants practise a key skill for living in Australia
By Jason Fang
While 3.4 per cent of the Australian population say they have difficulty speaking English, passionate learner Mingju Gai is committed to refining his conversational skills.
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Why some people need to be 'extra careful' as the Lunar New Year begins
By Jason Fang
Feng shui practitioners interpret what the Year of the Rabbit might mean, as celebrations for Lunar New Year 2023 begin.
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Why Australia may not be among the top destinations for Chinese tourists as border rules relax
By Dong Xing and Jason Fang
As China relaxes its strict COVID-19 border rules, will Australia see an influx of Chinese tourists? We speak to Chinese people and those in the industry about what to expect.
What do Chinese Australians make of the government's new COVID test measures?
By Jason Fang
As COVID-19 cases in China surge and countries, including Australia, impose new travel rules, Chinese Australians are weighing up whether to visit relatives and loved ones.
Two gibbon species declared extinct in China due to excessive 'human activities'
By Joshua Boscaini and Jason Fang
Chinese researchers say white-handed gibbons and northern white-cheeked gibbons are extinct in the wild, with no sightings for more than a decade.
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'Forget about your worries or dying': As Christianity rapidly declines, these religions are growing faster than ever
By Jason Fang
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Amid declining Christianity and growing atheism, these minority religions are rising faster than ever.
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Race Discrimination Commissioner says he was once refused a train ticket because he didn't say 'please'
By Jason Fang and Toby Mann
Race Discrimination Commissioner Chin Tan reveals his own encounters with racism, and how quickly they started after his family arrived in Australia, as he launches a new anti-racism campaign.
What are Australia's most multicultural suburbs?
By Annika Burgess and Jason Fang
We take a deeper dive into the latest census data to reveal the most multicultural pockets around Australia, how those areas have changed over time and why migrants choose to make those suburbs home.
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China slashes COVID-19 quarantine time by half for international travellers
By Jason Fang and wires
Beijing says the new rules are designed to make coronavirus restrictions more "scientific and precise" while the country sticks with its COVID-zero principle.
Here's what the census data says about where Australians are migrating from
By Annika Burgess and Jason Fang
The 2021 census data shows almost half of the population has a parent born overseas, while India has overtaken China and New Zealand to become the third-largest country of birth, behind Australia and England.
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Police ramp up patrols at night-time BBQ spots in China after vicious assault of women
By Joshua Boscaini and Jason Fang
Officials in Tangshan launched anti-crime campaign "Thunderstorm" in response to the attack, after vision of the incident online triggered outrage on Chinese social media site Weibo.
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'I almost cried': What role did Chinese Australians play in Labor's election victory?
By Jason Fang, Dong Xing, and Erin Handley
Australia's fraught relationship with China was a key talking point during the election campaign. But how much did it influence voters of Chinese heritage?
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'For the first time ever I'm undecided': This seat could decide who forms government, but what are voters saying?
By Jason Fang and Jenny Cai
With almost one in five people in the electorate of Chisholm having Chinese ancestry, that subset of the community could have a big say in who wins the seat. However, the "Chinese community" covers a broad range of experiences and views, and three weeks out from election day, many are still undecided.
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'Scarier than contracting COVID': Australians in Shanghai fear their children could be taken away
By Jason Fang and Joyce Cheng, with wires
Australians living under Shanghai's strict COVID lockdown say taking infected children away from their parents is "inhumane".
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Mavis never lived to see her book published. But her experience as a foreigner in two worlds is all too common
By Danielle Li, Jason Fang and Michael Li
Chinese Australian writer Mavis Yen's experience of the White Australia Policy and China's Cultural Revolution shed light on how discrimination has been interwoven with the politics of both countries, but her pain is still being felt today.
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'Sorry, not into Asians': Chinese Australians call out racism on LGBT dating apps
By Jason Fang
As the annual Mardi Gras celebrations take place in Sydney this weekend, Chinese Australians say it's time to call out "sexual racism" on dating apps and in the community.
COVID-19, trade wars and border closures — Chinese Australians eye election amid fallout with Beijing
By Iris Zhao, Dong Xing & Jason Fang
We asked Chinese Australians across the country how years of political turbulence have impacted their lives. This is what they told us.
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'We really need a wiser statesman': Here are the key election issues for some Chinese Australians
By Jason Fang, Dong Xing and Max Walden
The Racial Discrimination Commissioner expresses concern over racism against Chinese Australians as political debate over foreign interference heats up.
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