Global CAMG Media Group

Global CAMG Media Group is a media conglomerate that was established in Australia and that operates eight subsidiaries, according to information from local experts and journalists.


Media assets

Radio: 3CW Australian Chinese Radio AM 1341, 3CW Australian Chinese Radio AM 1620.531, Muse Radio, C Radio FM88, Canberra Chinese Radio Station AM1620, Perth Chinese Radio FM104.9, Perth Chinese Radio FM90.5, Adelaide Chinese Radio AM1701, Hobart Chinese Radio AM1674, Brisbane Chinese Radio AM1629, Darwin Chinese Radio AM1701

Publishing: Oriental Post, Oriental City News, BQ Weekly

State Media Matrix Typology: Captured Private (CaPr)


Ownership and governance

CAMG used to operate as Austar International Media Group (AIMG), a company founded by Tommy Jiang, a Chinese businessman. Initially Austar ran the radio station 3CW in Melbourne. Since then, the company has expanded, running a network of radio stations in Australia and other countries in the world, and several weeklies and newspapers in Chinese. The company operates dozens of media outlets in many other countries that we are yet to identify.

A 60% stake in CAMG is owned by China Radio International, a state controlled media outlet in China, through the company Guoguang Century Media Consultancy.

Source of funding and budget

There is no evidence of Chinese government funding in CAMG although local experts and journalists believe that such media can only operate with state subsidies.

Editorial independence

According to local experts and journalists, CAMG was established with the goal of spreading Chinese government propaganda, hence it has no statute establishing its editorial independence and no independent assessment/oversight mechanism to validate it.

September 2023