menu_open Columnists
Richard Mcgregor

Richard Mcgregor

Brisbane Times

We use cookies to provide some features and experiences in QOSHE

More information  .  Close

Trump reaching out to Putin is no ‘reverse Nixon’

The Pollyannaish claim that the US president is playing diplomatic chess to isolate Russia from China is a fantasy.

28.02.2025 10

Financial Review

Richard Mcgregor

Last time, Australia got an exemption from US tariffs. Under Trump 2.0, this might be much harder

05.02.2025 20

The Guardian

Richard Mcgregor

Australia-China trade will be caught in middle of Trump’s tariff war

Australia is now more dependent on a single market than it has ever been since the late 1940s when our biggest customer was the United Kingdom.

27.01.2025 10

Financial Review

Richard Mcgregor

Xi got his message across, but calls to oppose protectionism are a bit rich

Australia is right to rail against Donald Trump’s tariffs, but we should also make our voice heard on Xi Jinping’s “China First” policies.

19.11.2024 2

Financial Review

Richard Mcgregor

Australia’s arm-wrestle with China is all over the billboards

Anyone who doubts Australia and China are in what Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong called a “permanent contest” in the Pacific need only go for...

13.10.2024 2

WA Today

Richard Mcgregor

Australia’s arm-wrestle with China is all over the billboards

Anyone who doubts Australia and China are in what Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong called a “permanent contest” in the Pacific need only go for...

13.10.2024 2

The Sydney Morning Herald

Richard Mcgregor

Australia’s arm-wrestle with China is all over the billboards

Anyone who doubts Australia and China are in what Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong called a “permanent contest” in the Pacific need only go for...

13.10.2024 4

The Age

Richard Mcgregor

Australia’s arm-wrestle with China is all over the billboards

Anyone who doubts Australia and China are in what Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong called a “permanent contest” in the Pacific need only go for...

13.10.2024 3

Brisbane Times

Richard Mcgregor

Understand Xi and you’ll adjust expectations for China stimulus

Where Beijing’s powerful state economy is headed will be determined by the Great Helmsman.

11.10.2024 2

Financial Review

Richard Mcgregor

Beijing could do without Trump’s unpredictability on steroids

The conventional idea is that China would prefer the chaos of second Trump term. But on the ground, officials and scholars are wary of a Trump...

27.08.2024 3

Financial Review

Richard Mcgregor