New from me for @abcnews on a rare and shared interest between Australia and China:
a pint of good craft beer.
…and what we can learn about the actual economic situation in China right now, as well as how young Chinese people respond to it.
abc.net.au/news/2026-04-1…
New huge investigation from me & partners @OCCRP and @GuardianAus.
This picture, which has never been seen before, shows Donald Trump Jr. and Zach Witkoff, the son of Trump's "peace envoy" meeting in Singapore last October with Jacky Sui (in glasses), one of the main people behind AB, a new blockchain network.
AB and the Trump+Witkoff family's World Liberty Financial partnered last year to integrate WLFI's stablecoin, USD1, on AB's blockchain.
The agreement came just months after AB announced another unrelated "flagship project": a crypto-themed resort in Southeast Asia.
It turns out that that the resort, in the tiny, impoverished country of Timor-Leste, involved people sanctioned by the U.S. for alleged ties to the world's biggest cyber fraud and human trafficking syndicate, the Prince Group.
Today I'm launching Between Giants, a newsletter exploring the global forces shaping New Zealand’s future and what we can - and should - do about it. I hope you'll consider signing up.
open.substack.com/pub/annafifiel…
On banning Iranian visitor visa holders from entering Australia, with experts warning that the law behind the ban was so broad that, if the China-Taiwan war breaks out in the future, they can use this to ban China or Taiwan people from entering AUS too:
sbs.com.au/news/podcast-e…
Here are some stories I did for SBS News in March over the war in the Middle East:
'People confuse China's policy': Behind Russian, Chinese view on war in the Middle East
sbs.com.au/news/article/w…
Bluey will soon be aired on China’s CCTV kids channel! Hooray!
Reminder that the ABC sold Bluey’s overseas broadcasting rights to the BBC, which means Bluey’s massive overseas success - and as Australia’s soft power - has nothing to do with the ABC
Exclusive from me: Australia refuses to reveal how many Chinese nationals have reached Australia by boat since 2024 citing damage to bilateral relations, but public records in Indonesia show many Chinese have tried to arrive by boat — but failed:
theguardian.com/australia-news…