ABC Four Corners reporter in Sydney, via AFR in Shanghai, Jakarta, Canberra & Tenterfield +61 481 905 562 Grigg.Angus@abc.net.au
Podcast: The Sure Thing
Am thrilled to be back at work and free to plug the amazing spread the mag team pulled together for my Saul Eslake feature. Is probably the prettiest thing I've ever written words for. Read it in print if you can!
Or here, if not: afr.com/policy/economy/saul-…
Beyond heartbroken, we were cadets @smh in 1985 and have been friends ever since: Judith Whelan, former Herald editor and ABC executive, remembered as a trailblazer for women smh.com.au/national/nsw/judi…
Billionaire Kerry Stokes shocked Perth residents by buying a public laneway to expand his private office footprint. What do you know, Perth Council will this week consider plans to remove all height limits in the area.
Tomorrow's column with @Maxepmasonafr.com/rear-window/kerry-st…
Previous @4corners efforts on PRC espionage have fallen flat - heavy on plinky sinister music, light on facts. This is different - a credible MPS source, incidents verified by the victims, and evidence of PRC companies being used as cover. Brilliant from @hui_echo & @dylanwelch
“In 2019, Chinese officers came to Australia again and returned with a 59-year-old Australian resident... Four Corners has established that the AFP did approve the 2019 visit, but the Chinese officers didn't follow the agreed protocol” abc.net.au/news/2024-05-13/c…
We profiled the ‘master of mayhem’ Manasseh Sogavare ahead of this week’s Solomon Islands 🇸🇧 election - the most important in the country’s history.
His critics say he’s a ‘budding dictator’ on Australia’s doorstep…
But what does he really want?
abc.net.au/news/2024-04-14/s…
Certain #China-based Aussie correspondents have welcomed this development. ;-) “China removes tariffs on Australian wine as relations improve”. bbc.co.uk/news/68682550
Kickbacks, conflicts of interest and excessive fees. ABC Investigations’ Linton Besser exposes the practices of one of Australia’s leading strata management companies. @lb_online #ABCInvestigationsabc.net.au/news/2024-03-21/n…
Australia's two richest people Gina Rinehart and Twiggy Forrest hate each other. They're now buying iconic fashion brands RM Williams, Akubra, Drizabone.
But Rinehart has hired a politically-aligned friend to spruik her boots.
Tomorrow's column
afr.com/rear-window/arise-th…