Read related topics:Anthony Albanese<\/a>Spotify<\/a> Will Glasgow is an award winning journalist and The Australian\u2019s Margin Call columnist, covering business, politics and power. He was previously based in Beijing and Taipei as The Australian\u2019s North Asia correspondent and was a finalist in the Lowy Institute\u2019s foreign reporter of the year prize in 2025. Send him tips via encrypted messaging platform Signal (@WillGlasgow.42) or email him at will.glasgow@theaustralian.com.au<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"5:00AMAugust 05, 2026. 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<\/a>Will Glasgow<\/a>Senior journalist and Margin Call columnist<\/p>\n