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y u no get 100?

Embarrassing Asian mum alert - Eileen was disappointed that her daughter got 99.95 in her HSC so she took the Board of Studies to court to push the mark up to 100.
 
Read more about the story here.

Deaf Man Victim of Brutal Bashing at Train Station

28-year-old Gosnells man Seow Oh has serious facial injuries.

  This week in Perth, an Asian man was brutally attacked at a suburban train station.  Seow Oh was attacked from behind by two thugs as he was walking from the station to his car, in broad daylight.  The attack didn't stop until two other men interrupted offenders.  More details in following link.
Deaf man victim of brutal train station attack.

Mr Oh, who is profoundly deaf but understands sign language, was walking to his car parked at the station when was kicked from behind and fell. The thugs circled him and repeatedly kicked him as he lay on the ground.

Mr Oh suffered a severe fracture to the eye socket and may have suffered permanent impairment to his vision.

One of the perpetrators has handed himself in.
Charge over assault on deaf man.

Liya Xu to be part of first Australian delegation to "G20 Yes Summit"

So Australia is sending a youth delegation to the G20 Yes Summit in Washington DC and one of the delegates just happens to be Asian Australian Liya Xu who is the Finance Rep.  Her official title is "Minister of Finance".  First Australian delegation to G20 announced.

Liya is a Bachelor of Commerce/Bachelor of Law student at the Uniersity of Sydney. She has been a regular and active participant at a range of tertiary level Model United Nations (MUN) conferences both in Australia and internationally: at the 2010 Asia Pacific Model United Nations Conference (AMUNC) in Sydney, Liya was awarded the “Best Delegate” award in the World Trade Organisation stream. Outside of university she enjoys reading, volunteering with various charities and improving her Chinese language skills, with a preference for the Harry Potter series (movies and books equally); though her favourite books would have to be The Catcher in the Rye and To Kill a Mockingbird, a legacy from high school English!

On a not so related note, I wonder why so many AAs choose Accounting/Finance?  I remember watching a Chinese TV Dating show called Fei Cheng Wu Rao (If you are the one) recently and they have special episodes where the guys and girls were all Chinese,fobs and homegrown, from a particular country (not China).  This episode was the Australian edition and about 15 of the 24 girls were accountants, which led one of the hosts to comment on how weird it was that so many of them were in the same industry.  The Chinese edition is very mixed has girls from varying industries eg dancers, singers, musicians, teachers, doctors, authors and  bosses, but hardly any accountants.

Katrina Fong Lim sworn in as Mayor of Darwin

In early April Katrina Fong Lim was sworn in as the 17th Lord Mayor of Darwin - the first Asian Australian female to be voted in as  Mayor for any Australian capital.  She won a massive 56.6% of the primary vote.  She was previously the Executive Director of Australia Day Council NT and holds a couple of degrees.  Fong Lim wins in landslide victory.

Katrina with her mum Norma

But this is nothing new for her family as her father, Alec Fong Lim, was the first Chinese Australian (and most likely first Asian Australian) Mayor and served as Darwin's Lord Mayor from 1984 to 1990.  Mayor aims to do dad proud.  A lake and the electoral division of Fong Lim is named in his honour.

Congratulations to you Katrina, or should I say, your excellency....

Katina on Facebook

Jeff Wiggle to wake up no longer

 
No this is not an obituary.  As I'm writing this post I actually have some Wiggles songs playing in the background.

Sad sad news that Jeff Wiggle will no longer be performing with The Wiggles, in fact three out of four (thats 3/4 folks - me love maths) will retire.  After more than 4000 shows and 20 years entertaining young children, and their mums (who used to be the children who watched the Wiggles)  three of the original members have called it a day.  The Wiggles are known internationally and release an album or three every year.

Their farewell message


I remember watching them when I was little and it was so cool that there was an Asian (Australian) on there.  At nearly sixty years old (but he only looks 40), Jeff is the oldest member of the music group and I would say the most well known Asian Australian. Ever.

Jeff's dafuq expression

Jeff with his best Karate Kid impersonation

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I have always admired Jeff.  I mean, have you ever dreamed of a job where you could do jack all and still earn millions of dollars?  This guy is living my dream!  Who else can spend most of his working day being asleep and still get a whopping paycheck at the end of it?

He won't be replaced by an AA but I'm kind of glad because I don't think anyone would be able to fill his shoes.

All members have received an AM (Order of Australia Medal) and have also been inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame, and they are currently doing a farewell tour.

Jeff Doll

Be like me and crank this one up:


and one more for the road




PS The title of this post may be corny but I'd rather use it now than when he really carks it.

Dr Victor Chang honoured by Australia Post

Just saw this at the post office when I went to get some passport photos taken. Australia Post is honouring five physicians to recognise their contribution to our health system. Dr Victor Chang is amongst the five.   For more information click here.

In other news, the second tool involved in the murder of Dr Chang will be deported back to Malaysia when he is released.

Sonia from Jayesslee gets hitched

Sonia from Jayesslee recently married Andy in what seems like an awesome wedding. They make such a beautiful Asian Australian couple!

The good news is Janice is still available :)

Follow their journey on www.youtube.com/AndymetSonia

Jeremy Yong's Full Audition on AGT

Jeremy Yong's Audition

Chinese Students Attacked on Sydney Train

Will try to approach police ... a screen grab of Kevin Rudd's message on Weibo.

The controversy surrounding the alleged bashing of Chinese students in Sydney is showing no sign of abating as China's largest television network and consular officials warned that Australia was no longer safe for Chinese students.

Six people, aged 14 to 18, allegedly robbed passengers, including two Chinese students, on a train between Central and Rockdale about 12.30am on Monday.

Officers were called to Rockdale station about 15 minutes later, where they arrested three men, two aged 18 and one 19, a 14-year-old boy and two girls, aged 16 and 17.

They were all charged with a number of robbery and assault offences. The alleged robbery included racist taunts.

China Central Television, the state network with hundreds of millions of viewers throughout the country, has warned the rising youth crime rate in Australia posed a threat to the safety of Chinese students.

"Once upon a time, Australia had one of the lowest crime rates in the world and was considered one of the safest places to study. However, the safety of overseas students studying here is under threat from escalating youth crime," CCTV reported.

The news report also alerted viewers to the spate of shootings in Sydney this week and said some cases involved under-aged offenders.

The Chinese consulate-general in Sydney also posted a travel warning on its website and warned its citizens to avoid unnecessary travel after dark.

A Foreign Ministry spokesman said that China was very concerned about the incident and urged Australia to improve its public security.

He refused to comment on whether the Chinese government still considered Australia a safe place for Chinese students to study.

The outrage among the students community is still brewing and Fairfax Media understands that more than 3000 students have signed a petition and are considering the option of staging a rally.

A Chinese mother from Nanjiang expressed her concern over the safety of her child studying in Australia and she said she was "extremely concerned about the safety issue over there. It breaks my heart to hear about my child's fear of going home after dark."

Peak students bodies in Australia have also issued strong statements in support of their overseas peers.

"The train attack on Chinese students in Sydney over the weekend will not be a welcoming prospect for those considering to study in Australia in future and we request an inquiry into making these services safer for our valued international student cohort,” said Chamonix Terblanche, national president of the Council of Australian Postgraduate Associations.

One of the victims of the attack, known as Xuan, suffered from a fractured nose and burns from a lit cigarette.

The international student from China is seeking a master's degree at the University of Technology, Sydney.
A translation from Xuan's blog on the Chinese social media site Weibo reads: "I really wish all of this is just a nightmare. However, the smell of blood in my mouth and body pains reminds me that this city is so dangerous.

"A gang of hooligans attacked us. Our noses are fractured and our bodies are covered in blood. My friend's cheekbone was crushed. They attacked us with glass and burnt us with lit cigarettes. My face is burnt and totally disfigured! Worst of all, I really hated their racist comments.

"They were calling us Asian dogs and pussies while they were beating us. When my friend tried to wipe blood from his nose, a teenaged girl stuffed my friend's mouth with her tampon removed from her pants.”

After receiving a report of the attack, former foreign affairs minister Kevin Rudd raised the issue with various interested parties, such as the Chinese ambassador in Canberra and the Minister for Immigration Chris Bowen.

The Mandarin-speaking MP also put his language prowess to use and posted sympathetic comments on the Chinese social media site Weibo.

Peter Cai is The Age's Asian Affairs Reporter.

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Keep your eyes out for 7yr old Jeremy Yong on Australia's Got Talent 2012

Keep your eyes out for Jeremy Yong (http://www.facebook.com/JeremyYongMusic) in the 2012 series of Australia's Got Talent (AGT), a 7 year old rock musician from Sydney. Please "Like" his FB page and visit his website (www.jeremyyong.com.au) to get regular updates.

(Thanks Chris)

View his audition on Youtube here.

 pic source

Aussie reveals secret ingredients for successful app business

Timing, passion, and a little bit of luck. These are the key ingredients developers need for success in the competitive world of mobile app making, according to Tony Lay, one of the founders of Melbourne’s IronMonkey Studios.

The launch of the iPhone and its app store may have completely changed the market for mobile development  – or as Lay says, “it made mobile development sexy” – but IronMonkey’s story began years earlier in 2003.
This, conveniently, was a good time to get into mobile development for Lay and founding partner Toby Charlton.

“We started when [mobile games] just went from black and white – Snake was one of the most popular games at the time – and then colour started coming in and that’s when we got involved,” Lay says. “They were great days.”

They were also successful days.

IronMonkey’s first mobile game, a side-scrolling adventure dubbed Samurai, was put together by the duo and sold almost immediately to the wireless publisher Jamdat. The demands for a higher quality version saw the company double its staff shortly afterwards, rocketing them into a leadership position in the mobile development space.

But when the iPhone was launched, Lay admits it failed to take immediate advantage of the situation.

“We probably didn’t react fast enough. But we knew that we were already making 3D games and we knew that we could hit that level,” he  says. “So we were preparing for it. But then we were called up [by Electronics Arts] to create Need For Speed: Undercover.”

"The market is open. There are fewer and fewer barriers to entry when it comes to being a developer" ... Tony Lay.

The delay didn’t hurt the company – Need for Speed was a huge success. In fact the Electronics Arts partnership flourished, helped largely by EA’s acquisition in 2005 of Jamdat, the company that sold IronMonkey’s first game.

The Melbourne studio quickly became one of EA’s leading contractors, being given responsibility for some of the company’s biggest brands, such as The Sims, Need for Speed and The Simpsons.
In 2009, it was logical that Electronic Arts, which was trying to rapidly expand their mobile offerings, acquired IronMonkey.

The acquisition opened the door for IronMonkey to really begin pushing the boundaries of mobile game development. In 2011, it released Dead Space for iOS and Android, a unique story based in the Dead Space universe that was widely regarded as one of the best games ever created for the platform.
This month the company is hoping to continue its success with the launch of Mass Effect Infiltrator, an iPad game that can directly influence the outcome of the highly anticipated console-based Mass Effect 3.
According to Lay, it’s the culture of the company that delivers  success in a super-competitive market.
“I think it’s just the quality bar we set for ourselves. That set the culture early for us – we’re always about making the best titles. It’s never worth releasing anything that we’re not happy with, so we’ve held titles before in the past,” he says.

Lay also believes that the current climate offers a massive opportunity for passionate developers.
“The market is open. There are fewer and fewer barriers to entry when it comes to being a developer, so everyone should be trying to do it if they’re passionate about making games,” he says.
But in a world of hyper-competitive app stores, coming up with a successful product isn’t something you just leave to chance.

“Part of it is timing, and a lot of it is passion. Make a game that you think is fun and for wide success, it should be a game that is simple enough that people will understand as soon as they pick up and play,” Lay says before adding: “Then I think it’s part luck.”

Source: WA Today

Australia's Got Talent - Sneak Peek at Asian Australian Laura''s Audition

Watch a sneak peek of Laura's emotional audition for Australia's Got Talent 2012.  From this link there seem to be quite a few Asian Australians in this years comp!

Laura's Youtube Channel - check out her version of Titanium!

Vote for Andy! - Cleo Most Eligible Bachelor

Congrats to Andy for making it to the Top 50 of Cleo's Most Eligible Bachelor for 2012.

You can vote for him here: Cleo Top Bachelor Andy

You can join his facebook page here: Andy Minh Trieu
 Andy's profile on IMDB here

Author empowered by mum's struggle

AUTHOR Alice Pung's mother spent 20 years eking out a living in a backyard shed to allow her daughter to flourish. 
 
The Cambodian migrant was illiterate in her first language, let alone English, so she used her hands to make her way in the world, painstakingly creating gold jewellery which she sold for a pittance.

But it was this role model which inspired Ms Pung, an award-winning Melbourne author, and the almost 2000 women who heard her story at a UN Women's Committee breakfast in Adelaide yesterday morning.
Aged 23, and eight months pregnant, Alice's mother lied about how far along she was to smuggle her unborn baby into Australia from a Thai refugee camp.

"My father likes to tell people that I was manufactured in Thailand but assembled in Australia with Chinese parts," she said.

Speaking to the theme of female economic empowerment and education, Ms Pung said her mother's story showed successful women are not all cut from the same mould.

Despite feeling "locked in" to her home by illiteracy, Ms Pung said her mother taught her how to "read people's faces" and judge characters by their "persistent traits" rather than by their words.

"So when we talk about economic empowerment and education, inspiring women are not just people who can tell you and show you what success looks like.

"Sometimes it's just a little 40-year-old woman in a backyard shed feeling a lot like a failure, working with half-broken machines, seven days a week, almost 12 hours a day, to send you to good schools and ensure you have ... a room of your own ... to think, to write and to speak."

Adelaide Senator Penny Wong told the breakfast Australia had made strides in gender equality but there was still a gap between what the legal framework set out and "lived" equality.

She said the most important step towards closing the gender wage gap was more flexible work arrangements.

Her comments follow a push by the Australian Council of Trade Unions to reduce "insecure" working conditions in female-dominated industries. President Ged Kearney said insecure work was the "hidden driver" of the pay gap, at 18 per cent.

(Thanks JL)

Source: Adelaide Now

2AsianDudes: I Work At The Market - The Most Annoying Thing You Can Do To An Asian Person

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The joys of fatherhood a 'really good distraction' leading into London Olympics, says Australian butterfly champion Geoff Huegill

GEOFF Huegill doesn't feel the pressure as much now that fatherhood has put his journey into perspective. 
 
The butterfly champion, who has completed a remarkable weight loss transformation to become a star of the pool again, begins his Olympic trials campaign with the 50m butterfly today.

While his comeback could reach its peak in Adelaide in the next eight days, the joys of fatherhood have him less stressed about the final outcome in the pool.

The man known as Skippy and his wife, Sara, welcomed daughter Mila into the world in January and their life has been a whirlwind since.

"When you have a newborn it has been a really good distraction leading into the Olympic trials," Huegill said.
"Now that she is here, it makes all the other things you do in your life insignificant."

Huegill said his dream of racing in London with his wife and daughter in the grandstands motivated him to keep racing at the age of 33.

"To do what I love doing, but most importantly knowing this is going to be my last real opportunity for an Olympics, and to know that I'm doing it for something other than myself is a massive motivator."

Next Wednesday night he must finish in the top two of the 100m butterfly final to qualify for London.

Source: Herald Sun

MasterChef Australia's 2010 winner Adam Liaw finally has own TV show Destination Flavour on SBS

ALMOST two years after snaring the MasterChef winner's crown, 2010 winner Adam Liaw has landed his own television show. 
 
The popular lawyer turned cook will travel around Australia visiting various restaurants, growers and providores when he fronts a travel/food program on SBS.

Liaw, who edged out Callum Hann to win the title in the second season of Channel Ten's hit cook-off show, is currently shooting the first season of Destination Flavour.

It is expected the series, co-hosted by Renee Lim and Lily Serna, will air on SBS later on this year.

Pictures: MasterChef stars - Where Are They Now
Pictures: MasterChef Australia 2010

Destination Flavour comes after almost two years of negotiations between Liaw and various networks.
The MasterChef winner admitted he considered several offers before reaching an agreement with SBS.
"There were a lot of shows that were considered but mostly they were just not right for me," Liaw told Confidential yesterday.

"It mostly had to do with subject matter that really interested me.

"I've always thought SBS do amazing stuff with their food programming, shows like Luke Nguyen's (Luke Nguyen's Vietnam, Peter Kuruvita (Chef In Action) and Food Safari.

"I really like their approach to food and that the focus is on food and not just knocking stuff together."
Liaw's move into broadcasting puts the Sydneysider among the show's most commercially successful contestants post-MasterChef, joining fellow TV recruits Julie Goodwin, Poh Ling Yeow, Marion Grasby and Justine Schofield.

Meanwhile, Liaw is also busy preparing to open his first restaurant - a Japanese-inspired eatery - in Sydney and is set to release his second book following the huge success of his first tome Two Asian Kitchens.

Source: Adelaide Now

Terry Vo finds strength to heal others

HIS remarkable hands have been brought back to life once before - and now Terry Vo's hands will save others. 
 
The 17-year-old has been given the all-clear by doctors to pursue his childhood dream of returning the favour to the medical team that saved him and become a doctor himself.

After having the strength of his surgically reattached hands tested this week, the brave teen said he was "relieved" there were no other obstacles standing in his way except completing university.

Starting at Curtin University of Technology this week is the latest chapter in an inspirational recovery since he lost both hands and a foot in a horrific backyard accident in 2005.

Terry, whose steely determination has made him a household name in WA, will complete a Bachelor of Science before moving into medicine.

Today, he speaks of the moment of sheer relief as he sat with his parents and was told by doctors that his hands were strong enough to be a doctor and there were no physical obstacles standing in his way.
"I feel so relieved," Terry said.

"They just checked on the strength in my hands, they found out how I use them in my daily life and how I'm going with them, and whether I find anything difficult. We were just all so happy, we were so relieved. We all knew that I wouldn't stop trying anyway no matter what. But I was relieved to hear that they said I can study medicine."

And Terry said words could not express the gratitude he felt for his parents, who have supported him every step of the way.

"Thank you is not enough," he said. "I give them everything just lots of thanks and lots of love."

At 10, Terry was playing basketball at a friend's house in March 2005 when he slam-dunked the ball, bringing the hoop, brick wall and gutters crashing down, severing both his hands and his left foot.

In a medical first, his hands were successfully reattached, but his foot was later amputated.

His advice to others is simple: "Never give up. Always strive to success. And follow your dreams."

Source: Perth Now

Do you fancy this guy's job?

One-of-a-kind pink diamond set to fetch $10 million for Rio Tinto 

 

THE biggest pink diamond ever found by mining giant Rio Tinto is expected to fetch at least $10 million when put up for sale.

The 12.76 carat gem, to be known as the Argyle Pink Jubilee, was found at Rio Tinto's Argyle mine in the remote east Kimberley region of Western Australia.

Rio Tinto said diamonds in its special collection regularly sold for $1 million a carat.

"This diamond is one of a kind, so the market will determine its true value," Rio Tinto Diamonds communications manager Robyn Ellison said.

"It's taken 26 years to find one of these, so most likely we'll never find another one."

The gem is being cut and polished into a single stone in a painstaking 10-day process by Richard How Kim Kam, who has worked for the company for 25 years.

Source: Herald Sun

Airforce Accomplished TV Ad

Started seeing this ad a few months ago. Adam Loong is the pilot at the end of the ad. (thanks EL) Airforce Accomplished TV Ad

Bulldogs rookie Lin Jong blazes trail

LIN Jong hopes to be a trailblazer for Asian junior footballers dreaming of cracking the AFL.

Born in Melbourne of a Taiwanese mother and East Timorese father - both moved to Australia about 25 years ago - Jong was yesterday chosen by the Western Bulldogs with pick No.9 in the AFL rookie draft.

Equally remarkable is the fact that the Jong, 18, an athletic midfielder, only started playing football at 15 after being persuaded by mates at Brentwood Secondary College to ditch his basketball for a Sherrin.

"Hopefully it might inspire some kids to start playing footy,'' Jong said. "But I'll just try to do my best and whatever happens, happens, really.''

The Oakleigh Charger is certainly the first AFL player of Taiwanese-Timorese descent, but he is not the first player with Asian heritage to play the game.

Wally Koochew is acknowledged as the VFL-AFL's first Chinese footballer after he started at Carlton in 1908, while two-time North Melbourne premiership player Peter Bell is perhaps the most famous example. He was born in South Korea of a Korean mother and American father.

Jong is also the a product of the AFL-partnered DraftStar program, having gone through an October testing session at the newly established talent pathway.

DraftStar head coach Ben Dixon said Jong's outstanding results helped alert AFL clubs to his talents.

"It's fantastic for him. Western Bulldogs fans will see him playing senior footy very shortly I would have thought,'' Dixon said.

Source: Herald Sun

Sam Pang's 'awesome' Jeremy Lin skit on "Sports Fever"

Jeremy Lin Skit on "Sport's Fever" on channel 9.  It's moments like these that make me so proud to be Asian Australian.

I used to like Sam Pang but this skit has made me lose all respect for him. 


 


The section below is by ruinadish:

Okay, where do I begin?

The video above is a skit from an Australian television show, Santo, Sam & Ed’s Sports Fever! Watch it, and you’ll see Sam Pang’s (ironically, a Chinese-Australian) portrayal of Jeremy Lin, full of terribly crude Asian stereotypes.

The Australian Communications and Media Authority 2010 Commercial Television Industry Code of Practice which covers television broadcasting matters, has a whole section on the portrayal of cultural diversity, stating things like “Be sensitive to language and images which people from non-English speaking orminority racial backgrounds may reasonably find offensive or discriminatory”. The line that is relevant here is: “generally avoid outdated representations of how people from non-Englishspeaking backgrounds speak English or behave”.

Jeremy Lin, an Asian or Taiwanese American, who speaks fine English, has been made to look a stereotypical Asian, complete with rolled R’s, broken English, and other dull characteristics (DDR! Please…)

How can you help?

• Channel 7 don’t accept complaints via e-mail, but do have other avenues of contact. 
• Code of Practice complaints can be made at FreeTV Australia (which is the way I made my complaint).
• You can visit Sports Fever!’s facebook page, and leave them a kind word.

 

Race representation on TV scrutinised

Just saw this on Asian Australian Film Forum and Network's FB page.

Officer court-martialled for reaction to racial slur

AN AUSTRALIAN army officer of Chinese descent has been court-martialled after objecting to a racist slur made by a senior Defence Department official.

The incident follows a series of racism scandals in the military. Last week, sexist and racist online comments by Defence personnel, describing Muslims as ''ragheads'' who should be shot, were condemned by Chief of Army Lieutenant-General David Morrison.

Last year, Defence Minister Stephen Smith was forced to apologise after it was revealed Australian soldiers in Afghanistan on Facebook referred to Afghans as ''dune coons'' and ''sand niggaz''.

Major Ting Li, a military lawyer, states in legal documents that he was insulted by Andrew Snashall, a director of Defence's legal division, after arriving for work at a Defence office in Canberra, along with his wife and their newborn baby. Mr Snashall allegedly told Major Li: ''I see you have been polluting the world with your genes.'' Major Li's wife is an army doctor of Caucasian descent.

A Defence investigation concluded that the remark by Mr Snashall ''as matter of fact was made''. Mr Snashall denied the comment had a racial overtone and claimed it was made in ''a prevailing atmosphere of banter''.

Some time after the remark, Major Li protested. In documents obtained by The Sunday Age, Commander David Thorley, a Navy Reserve legal officer representing Major Li, wrote: ''[Major Li's] reaction was to remonstrate with Snashall to the effect that he could not say things like that, to which Snashall took offence, ordering him out of his office, and attempting to push Ting out.''

Major Li's commanding officer, Colonel James Waddell - head of the directorate of military justice - immediately suspended Major Li from duty after Mr Snashall lodged a complaint.

Although Mr Snashall alleged an assault, that charge was dropped. Major Li was later charged under the Defence Force Discipline Act with ''creating a disturbance in the presence of Mr Snashall'' and convicted, fined $2000 and reprimanded. He was also prohibited from entering any Defence establishment.

Major Li alleges he was the victim of ''systematic and discriminatory treatment''. He is appealing the court martial.

A Defence Department spokesman told The Sunday Age that the claim ''does not accurately reflect the circumstances determined by the court martial''. The department refused to provide further comment.

Major Li has engaged Alexander Street, SC, to represent him. He described the treatment of Major Li as ''extraordinary'' and ''quite how this conduct could be either lawful or justified, cries out for explanation''.
Mr Street said the issue exposed ongoing ''serious systemic and administrative failings'', with supervising officers having clear conflicts of interest.

''That alleged disturbance [by Major Li] occurred in circumstances of the legitimate and proper protest by Major Li as to the unlawful racial slur,'' a letter from Mr Street states.

The disturbance occurred several months after the original slur, when Major Li protested to Mr Snashall and he replied, ''I meant everything I said to you,'' Mr Street alleges.

Several military officials who have examined the complaints have suggested his suspension was unwarranted.
An inquiry by the Inspector-General Australian Defence Force found ''there were systematic failings within Defence Legal in that you (Major Li) were suspended without procedural fairness''.
Mr Snashall said he had no comment. Major Li could not be contacted.

Source: The Age