Michael Pascoe
Michael Pascoe: Coalition had more bullets for the ‘undeserving’ poor
Serena Wilson was a rare creature at the Royal Commission into the Robodebt Scheme in November – she put her hand up,...
Michael Pascoe: Household income crash worse than ’90s recession
Reserve Bank governor Philip Lowe is doing it again – suggesting things are likely to happen with interest rates when they won’t....
Michael Pascoe: More rubbish about taxing super than you’ll find at the tip
Don’t worry, the earnings on really serious money won’t be taxed at 30 per cent inside super. It isn’t taxed that highly...
Michael Pascoe: Paying dearly for dud management
Most Dollars & Sense articles are about how to invest well. This one is about how to do it poorly and pay...
Michael Pascoe: Why governments must meaningfully re-enter the housing market
I’ve lost track of the number of parliamentary inquiries into housing over the years, and hate to think of the countless hours...
Michael Pascoe: The end of Russia’s invasion and Ukraine’s suffering looks to be years away
Of all the articles written around the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the most worrying I’ve seen contained nothing about...
Michael Pascoe: Tax reform starts here – maybe
Cross one leg over the other, gently tap just below the elevated kneecap and the lower leg should kick up. It’s a...
Michael Pascoe: Australian sovereignty at risk? Don’t be silly, Mr Dutton, we gave it away years ago
It is close to laughable to hear Peter Dutton trot out the “Australia is going to stand up for our sovereignty” line...
Michael Pascoe: Labor spins a housing policy that does nowhere near enough
In the game of politics, you should know you’ve bowled badly if Michaelia Cash scores off it. As the Albanese Government settles...
Michael Pascoe: A sense of perspective, that’s the gift 50 years in journalism has given me
Fifty years ago this month – the exact date escapes me – I began a cadetship on The Courier-Mail. Within a few...