Michael Pascoe
Michael Pascoe: Shocking news – business lobbyists don’t tell the truth
Here’s an absolutely shocking discovery by a veteran journalist: When dealing with business lobbyists, one must start with the assumption that they...
Michael Pascoe: Echoes of ‘sports rorts’ as NSW rolls out the pork barrel
Given the circumstances of Dominic Perrottet becoming Premier last year and his June pledge “to support in principle” cleaning up pork-barrelling, you...
Michael Pascoe: RBA on the precipice of its second big mistake
OK, Phil, that’s enough. Put your weapon down before you do yourself – and the economy – harm. The Reserve Bank Governor’s...
Michael Pascoe: The bloodied psychology behind the Nationals’ rejection of the Voice
It is possible the National Party’s sudden announcement that it will oppose the Indigenous Voice is primarily about pathetic internal Coalition politics,...
Superannuation is no gamble – and there is no place for crypto
So would you like to gamble with your superannuation savings? Go down to the casino and put it all on red? It...
Michael Pascoe: The Pope’s a Catholic and forecasting is a mug’s game
I’m starting to feel sorry for the Reserve Bank governor, such is the extent of the pile-on since he apologised on Monday...
Michael Pascoe: From COVID to carbon, the world has simply given up
In case you missed it, the momentous decision that didn’t make headlines at the COP27 meeting this month is that we’ve given...
Michael Pascoe: Interest rates won’t work like they used to
The Reserve Bank – and those of us who watch the bank for a living – tend to enjoy a good graph....
Michael Pascoe: Once more for the dummies – we need higher wages
Sure, bad news sells, but was it really necessary to sell the best news on wages in many years as bad news?...
Michael Pascoe: NDIS honeypot inevitably attracting fat flies
The honeypot of vast pools of government money inevitably attracts flies, from the two-bob rorters to billion-dollar corporates. What they have in...