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  • Five little-known facts about the Australian national anthem

    Jan 24, 2025 | sbs.com.au | Nicole Gong

    You might hum along to Advance Australia Fair when you hear its melody, but how much do you really know about the journey it took over 100 years to become the Australian national anthem? From national polls to multiple lyric changes, here are five fun facts about this iconic song. For decades, God Save the Queen was the Australian national anthem, but by the 1970s, calls for a uniquely Australian anthem grew louder.

  • 'Toppled': Short-lived TikTok ban's 'unexpected' impact on China's great firewall

    Jan 20, 2025 | sbs.com.au | Nicole Gong

    Key PointsMajor platforms such as Google, YouTube, and Facebook remain inaccessible in China. A potential ban on TikTok in the US drove many Americans to a Chinese app, fostering cross-cultural connections. The app, RedNote, has become the most downloaded in the US. The world beyond China's Great Firewall is relatively unknown to many of the country's internet users.

  • RedNote, and how the proposed TikTok ban dented China's Great Firewall

    Jan 20, 2025 | sbs.com.au | Nicole Gong

    Key PointsMajor platforms like Google, YouTube, and Facebook remain inaccessible in China. The potential ban drove many Americans to a Chinese app, fostering cross-cultural connections. With Donald Trump vowing to extend the ban, the longevity of this migration remains unclear. The world beyond China's Great Firewall is relatively unknown to many of the country's internet users.

  • Chi phí sinh hoạt cao: Sinh viên quốc tế bay đi bay về giữa Úc và Trung Quốc hàng tuần để học đại học

    Dec 10, 2024 | sbs.com.au | Nicole Gong

    Khi điện thoại của Guangli Xu bắt đầu rung lên với hàng nghìn thông báo, anh nhận ra mình đã "trở nên nổi tiếng". Chàng trai 28 tuổi này đã chia sẻ một video lên mạng xã hội Douyin, phiên bản TikTok của Trung Quốc, có tựa đề "Thử thách quãng đường đi học xa nhất thế giới". Video ghi lại hành trình 8.800 km mà Xu thực hiện hàng tuần từ quê nhà Dezhou, tỉnh Sơn Đông, Trung Quốc, đến Melbourne để tham gia các buổi học đại học. "Một chuyến đi mất khoảng 72 giờ.

  • '8,800km commute': Chinese student travels to Australia weekly to attend university

    Dec 7, 2024 | sbs.com.au | Nicole Gong

    When Guangli Xu's phone started buzzing with thousands of notifications, he realised he had "gone viral". The 28-year-old shared a video to social media platform Douyin — the Chinese version of TikTok — titled "Challenging the world's longest commute to classes". The video documents the 8,800km journey Xu takes weekly from his hometown Dezhou, in China’s Shandong province, to Melbourne for face-to-face classes. "A round trip takes about 72 hours.

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