Alfred Bui

Alfred Bui is an Australian reporter based in Melbourne and focuses on local and business news. He is a former small business owner and has two master’s degrees in business and business law. Contact him at alfred.bui@epochtimes.com.au.

Australia’s Net Debt to Reach $616.6 billion in 2026-27

While the figure is significantly higher than the estimates for 2025–26 and 2024–25, it is lower than the ...

Australian Politics News May 12, 2026
This Year, a Third of the Car Brands Sold in Australia Will Be Chinese-Owned: Report

This comes as the Chinese Communist Party continues to dump EVs in overseas markets to address its industrial ...

Australia News January 7, 2026
NSW Passes ‘Toughest’ Gun Laws After Bondi Attack

The new laws restrict the maximum number of firearms a person can own, limit magazine capacity, and impose ...

Australia News December 24, 2025
Time for Healing and Peace: Albanese and Ley’s Christmas Messages

Anthony Albanese and Sussan Ley paid tribute to the Bondi victims, while wishing Australians a safe Christmas and ...

Australia News December 23, 2025
At Least 15 Killed in Terrorist Attack Targeting Jewish Festival in Sydney

Police have said they believe that a father-son duo was behind the shooting.

Australia News December 14, 2025
Over 60,000 Jobs at Risk: Senator Questions Labor’s Signing of Climate Change Declaration

The declaration is non-binding but does signal a country's support for implementing policies to limit global warming.

Australia News December 10, 2025
EV Owners Can Recoup Purchase Costs in Under 10 Years, Inquiry Told

The EV Council also stated that people can earn $1,500 a year with their EV and solar panels ...

Australia News December 3, 2025
Petrol Vehicles 5 to 20 Times More Likely to Catch Fire than EVs: Peak Body

Meanwhile, a 2025 report by Fire and Rescue NSW stated that EV fire risk accelerated with higher uptake.

Australia News December 2, 2025
Teenage Nuclear Advocate Tells of Threats, Smears at Inquiry Into Climate Misinformation

19-year-old Will Shackel says he has faced harassment for his advocacy, while conservationist Steve Nowakowski reveals he had ...

Australia News December 1, 2025
Primacy of UN Climate Body’s Research Challenged in Australian Parliament

IPA Executive Director Scott Hargreaves argued that current consensus does not mean an end to scientific inquiry.

Australia News November 26, 2025
Senator Critical as Federal Public Service Budget Blows out by Nearly $1 Billion

ABS figures reveal the total federal government payroll rose to $40.8 billion in the 2024–25 financial year.

Australia News November 20, 2025
Big Corporates Benefitting From Taxpayer-Backed Clean Energy Funding: Senator

'Every single dollar a government spends comes from somebody else's pocket. It's the pocket of a family. It's ...

Australia News November 18, 2025
Cash Still Integral Due to Vulnerabilities With Cashless Systems: Senator

'Cash doesn't crash. Cash is absolutely king. Cash doesn't need an update. Cash works when the system doesn't,' ...

Australia News November 16, 2025
Left or Right Lane? How Australia’s Migration Boom Is Playing out in Peak Hour

One new migrant says she had to change driving instructors due to the poor quality of training.

Australia News November 14, 2025
Senator Warns Australia Giving Away Millions of Tonnes of Gas Royalty Free

Senator David Pocock cited the example of INPEX, which exports around 9 million tonnes of LNG each year ...

Australia News November 7, 2025
Microsoft Apologies for Price Rise, Offers Refund to Nearly 3 Million Aussie Customers

This comes 10 days after the ACCC filed a lawsuit against the company, alleging that consumers were misled ...

Australia News November 5, 2025
Radical Trans Movement Needs to Be Separated From Genuine Care: Senator

'In some cases, treatments and surgeries have been foisted upon children by ideologically driven clinicians or parents,' said ...

Australia News November 3, 2025
Nearly 9 in 10 ACT Women Make Plans to Stay Safe in Public: Minister

Minister Katy Gallagher has called for a change in men’s attitudes toward women to improve their safety.

Australia News October 30, 2025
Australia’s Indian Fuel Imports Spark Concerns Over Russia Sanction Loopholes

Senator Fatima Payman raised concerns Australia is inadvertently helping Russia in the war in Ukraine.

Australia News October 28, 2025
Microsoft Sued for Allegedly Misleading Millions of Aussies to Pay for Pricier Subscriptions

The ACCC alleged that Microsoft concealed an option for customers to retain their existing subscription plans unchanged when ...

Australia News October 26, 2025
Australia Can Expect More ‘Close Contact’ with Chinese Military, Defence Warns

'As the power of the PLA and its capabilities expands, it is conducting more and more operations beyond ...

Australia News October 21, 2025
ABC’s Impartiality Questioned After Lack of Hamas Execution Coverage

Liberal Senator Jacinta Price raised concerns about Australians' lack of understanding about Hamas' atrocities.

Australia News October 19, 2025
It’s Impossible to Sell 6 Million EVs to Meet Labor’s 2035 Emission Target: Nationals Senator

A report indicated that to meet the 2035 emissions target, half of all new light vehicles sold in ...

Australia News October 14, 2025
Climate Agency Concedes It Did Not Scrutinise Data Behind Major Climate Risk Report

Senator Dean Smith also raised questions over why a 2030 estimate of climate damage—just 5 years away—was not ...

Australia News October 14, 2025
Climate, Energy Department Spends Over $1 Million Sending Officials Overseas in 2 Months

Between July and Aug. 31, 2025, DCCEEW officials made 73 trips to 25 countries to attend 31 international ...

Australia News October 13, 2025
Labor Senator Says Australia Has 3rd Highest Rate of ‘Climate Denialism’ in the World

Labor Senator Michelle Ananda-Rajah has raised concerns that Australia is 'drowning in' counter-narratives about climate change.

Australia News October 2, 2025
Distrust Towards Net Zero Projects Casting Shadow on Energy Transition: AEIC Commissioner

'The trust issue is common across all of the complaints, and that relates to wind to solar, to ...

Net Zero Transition October 1, 2025