Australian billionaire Phillip Lee’s fortune is under fire after new revelations link his family business to massive corruption scandals in China, where his father-in-law and other relatives were jailed for embezzlement and bribery — costing taxpayers over $21 million. Though Lee himself hasn’t been accused of wrongdoing, his lavish lifestyle, including hosting Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at their Point Piper mansion, has drawn scrutiny amid an ongoing $278 million tax dispute with the ATO. Critics blast the PM’s attendance as “grossly incompetent,” arguing the public deserves transparency. Lee, who changed his name from Xie Fei in 2001 before becoming Australian, remains silent as investigations suggest his Australian assets may have been funded by foreign sources tied to him.

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