William Briggs

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese pledged his government鈥檚 support to the United States war alliance and the new 鈥渢ransformed鈥 North Atlantic Treaty Organization. William Briggs reports.

USA China

The United States has been tightening a noose around Beijing for the past decade and a half, writes William Briggs.

The war in Ukraine has made an already critical food crisis worse. Fingers point to grain supply shortages, but the problem is far deeper and linked to the economic system that turns food into a profitable commodity, writes William Briggs.

Confusingly, Labor's Defence Minister Richard Marles told the Shangri-la Dialogue that Australia needs a聽good relationship with China while also聽letting it be known he supports聽the United States' anti-China campaign. William Briggs reports.

The federal government will spend聽$48.6 billion on the military. This, we are told, is to keep us safe. But, as 奥颈濒濒颈补尘听叠谤颈驳驳蝉 argues,聽many are feeling decidedly unsafe. Our fear is real as we wonder聽how to keep warm, pay the bills and聽keep a roof over our heads?

MIchelle Bachelet in Xinjiang, China

United Nations Human Rights Commissioner Michelle Bachelet's visit to China last month was seized on by the United States to ramp up its anti-Chinese rhetoric, writes William Briggs.

China has crossed some imaginary line by seeking to develop mutually advantageous relationships with Pacific Island nations. William Briggs reports.

New PM Anthony Albanese聽pledged his unswerving loyalty to the United States and its anti-China push at the Quad meeting in Japan, writes William Briggs.听

The recent ASEAN聽summit, hosted by US聽President Joe Biden, was designed to bring the 10-country association closer to the US鈥 anti-China orbit. William Briggs reports.

Workers are being told that a pay rise to match inflation will hurt the economy and 鈥渇uel鈥 inflation. William Briggs takes issue with those arguments.

NATO globalisation

British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss calls for the 鈥済lobalisation鈥 of NATO to pre-empt 鈥渢hreats in the Indo-Pacific鈥, namely China, William Briggs reports.

Cost-of-living pressures and the economy are critical issues in most election campaigns, and they certainly are in this one, argues聽William Briggs.