On february 6th star island news corporation announced the end of its australian operations on its official website. Australian staff told the media that the company abruptly ended its business without warning and that employees were told to wait two to three months before they knew if they would be compensated.
On the afternoon of the 6th, Star Island posted on its official website," The Group will end its business in Australia with effect from today (February 6,2020) as part of its business adjustments to the business environment. "
According to Apple News, immigration staff at the Sing Tao Daily Australia branch complained to them that representatives from the Hong Kong side of the island had popped up in their Sydney office on the morning of the 6th, announcing the end of the Australian business, and that their work had been the same the previous day without warning.
The employee also told them that the company did not immediately pay compensation to employees for salary, annual leave, etc., and that it would have to wait for the company to complete the liquidation process, and it was expected to take two to three months to know if there was a chance of compensation. The affected Australian branch has about 20 employees.
Three months ago, the paper`s jornalist learned from a former staff member of star island`s australian branch that star island had been struggling to sustain a new media industry that had slashed layoffs more than a year ago from around 50 people, then half.
The launch of Australia`s Sing Tao Daily in 1982, which was printed in Sydney and Melbourne, has been discontinued in Melbourne last year, with some editing and typography in Shenzhen.
Star Island News Corporation Limited (: Sing Tao News Corporation Limited) is a pro-Communist and pro-establishment company in Hong Kong. It is responsible for media publishing and service, publishing multiple newspapers and magazines, books and multimedia content, and providing print media distribution, media consultancy and distribution services, human capital management, etc. 《 Sing Tao Daily is the group`s main charge sheet, issued in Hong Kong and North America. The Group is listed on the Hong Kong Exchange (HKEx:1105) and is classified as Service-Media Printing. Formerly a Pan-China Group Holdings Limited, it is a publishing and media business.
