Oliver Wen Archive

Thirty-one years after the fatal shooting of Cabramatta state MP John Newman, a book launch in Fairfield on 12 December 2025 brought people together to revisit one of Australia’s most contested crimes in the place where it all happened on 5 September …

Australia’s party system was once dominated by Labor and the Coalition, but now it has shifted from a near two-party system where independents and minor parties took about 4 per cent of the national primary vote in 1975 to a landscape where …

The Australia Western Sahara Association (AWSA) hosted a special screening of “Limbo: The Forgotten Promise” at NSW Parliament House on 17 September 2025. Hosted by the Hon Janelle Anne Saffin MP and Ms Kobi Lee Shetty MP, the screening focused on Western …

The Chinese Australian Forum (CAF) celebrated 40 years with a sold-out dinner at Westfield Chatswood Sydney on September 5, joined by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, MPs and community leaders. Federal MPs in the room included Andrew Charlton (Parramatta), Sally Sitou (Reid), Ash …

Labor’s unexpected huge win on May 3 has exploded the federal coalition creating a fracture between the National and Liberal parties over key policy disagreements. The move raised questions about Nationals leader David Littleproud MP’s leadership who defended the decision saying the …

  Leona (Jixin) Li, Oliver Wen Audiences at Chatswood’s Concourse Theatre were treated to a night of fun discovery of Chinese Modern History with “Donald’s Inferno,” a comedy stage production written and directed by Jon-Claire Lee. The show ran on December 10 …

Born from a Hangover Night: An Irish-Chinese Fusion Full of Surprises Jixin (Leona) Li, Oliver Wen Paddy Chan’s Newtown launched its daring fusion of Irish Chinese Cuisine in King Street on Tuesday, February 11.  Throughout the night, guests sampled unexpected flavour pairings, …

During a heated televised debate in September 2024, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump accused Vice President Kamala Harris of being a “Marxist” in their first head-to-head encounter. “She’s a Marxist. Everybody knows she’s a Marxist. Her father is a Marxist economics professor, …

Nearly 800 University of Sydney students joined a historic student general meeting at Eastern Avenue Auditorium on Wednesday, August 7. The meeting, organised by the University of Sydney Students’ Representative Council (SRC), aimed to vote on two pro-Palestine motions. The first motion …

Journalist Oliver Wen with Limin Zhou, former Consul General of PRC in Sydney. Photo: Oliver Wen Reports of scammers posing as Chinese police to target international students have more than doubled, prompting a Chinese ambassador to call for action to protect vulnerable …