The Canberra Times informs us that Zhang Long, awaiting trial in China for murdering his girlfriend Zhang Hong Jie, aka Steffi, in Belconnen back in 2004, will not have to face the death penalty if found guilty.
This opens the door for the ACT to co-operate in his trial making a conviction more likely. The Chinese with their more direct approach to justice (or at least retribution) have been keeping Zhang Long in prison anyway.