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From China to Australia: How Lunar New Year celebrations vary across countries

Life

This remote Australian island celebrates Lunar New Year with two public holidays

Life

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Riane says her mum taught her to love with 'ferocity'. Lunar New Year is hard without her

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As Lunar New Year approaches, this Biripi artist is celebrating both his Aboriginal and Chinese heritage

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'Be prepared to die out there': Workers blow the whistle on Adani's Carmichael coal mine

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'We will lose a piece of history': Why Sydney's Chinatown is under threat

Australia

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Dani's mum's death came with a raft of complications. Here's what she wishes she'd known

Life

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Australian winemakers were hit by China’s tariffs. This Lunar New Year, things are changing

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