SYDNEY - Australia's large Chinese community appears to have turned against the Liberal-National coalition at the federal election last month over concerns about the former government's tough talk on China and its icy relations with Beijing.
Analysis of voter trends in seats with significant Chinese-Australian communities showed big swings against the coalition, which lost the election on May 21 after nine years in power.
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