ABC viewers may have been pleasantly surprised to see retired veterans Philip Williams and Michael “Brisso” Brissenden pop up to lend their considerable expertise to analysis of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Once the ABC’s chief international correspondent, Williams quit in April for a quieter life cultivating grapes. But the 64-year-old had to abandon the vineyard and jump on a train to Ultimo last week when the call for help came from his former ABC colleagues.
