John graduated from the University of Technology, Sydney with a Masters of Law and Legal Practice. Prior to this, he also obtained a Masters of Science from the University of Sydney, and pursued a Ph.D at the Australian National University.

Since 1993, John Zhuang has practiced extensively in all areas of visa applications, merits review and judicial review, and has established a reputation for successfully solving difficult immigration cases. He has assisted thousands of entrepreneurs, senior business executives and a wide range of individuals to migrate to Australia or to establish their business presence in Australia.

John frequently represents clients at the AAT and the Federal Circuit Court for merits or judicial review of their visa applications or visa cancellations.

John has also published extensively in various social media in the field of immigration law and practice and he frequently appears as a guest commentor on Phoenix TV – a well-known international TV network based in Hong Kong.

In addition to his legal practice, John was the founder of The Australian Chinese Times which is the only bilingual (Chinese and English) newspaper published in Australia. He was the CEO of this newspaper between 1996-2004.

In 2009, John was appointed as a Honorary Professor at Fujian Normal University, China. John currently holds several advisory positions with publicly-listed companies and community organisations in Australia.