China and Australia should intensify exchanges on energy security amid complex global geopolitics, Canberra said on Tuesday as spillover from the US-Israel war against Iran continues to endanger the world economy. In a phone conversation between Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Tuesday, the two leaders discussed the importance of energy security “in light of the current global challenges” and agreed to increase government-to-government communication to...
Australian comedian Jenny Tian set off a wave of deep laughter across an Adelaide audience at a recent comedy festival by saying she had tired of democracy at home. So, Tian explained, she moved to the US to give “fascism” a whirl instead. The 30-year-old showbiz pro was born to Chinese parents, making her race a rarity in Western stand-up comedy. But the crowd was a near sell-out. I saw Tian’s March performance during a visiting media tour of Australia after days of meetings with national...