Michael Pascoe
Michael Pascoe: Same old tunnel-vision RBA, blundering on
Same old same old from the Reserve Bank – a captive of the expectations it creates, locked in the narrow vision of...
Michael Pascoe: Politics drives poor policy, and forsakes principle on Palestine
“Good policy makes good politics” was a Paul Keating maxim. The corollary is that politics without principle makes bad policy. Since the...
Michael Pascoe: Facebook & Co, the great tax avoiders
It is frankly hilarious to witness the Prime Minister, lesser ministers and media titans howling over the miserly $70 million Mark Zuckerberg...
Michael Pascoe: Wanted – a government game to try this housing fix
Another day (or week or month or whatever), another series of disheartening and depressing housing stories and statistics, all pointing to there...
Michael Pascoe: Pearl-clutching outbreak over spooks ‘spooking’
While chief spy Mike Burgess’ speech about spooks spooking last week was somewhat (unintentionally) amusing, the ASIO Media Unit – alias Nine...
Michael Pascoe: Forget the single ex-pollie, foreign influence is rife in Canberra
A friend suggests ASIO needs to read more John le Carré and watch less American TV. Chief spook Mike Burgess sounds too...
Michael Pascoe: The Great Housing Hijack – what (nearly) everyone is missing
“The vast majority of what is written and said about Australian housing is either nonsense, property porn, clickbait or lies, all more...
Michael Pascoe: Conspiracy or stuff up, the RBA review is a crock
The Greens, Peter Costello, Paul Keating, Bernie Fraser and Ian Macfarlane make for an unlikely alliance, but the second-rate RBA review has...
Michael Pascoe: Yes, RBA rate decisions are third-rate – but that’s by design
It was a remarkable Reserve Bank board meeting this month, but not because of anything to do with monetary policy – that...
Michael Pascoe: Political tea leaves – good for Assange, not so for Dutton
Think about it: Would the government have supported Andrew Wilkie’s “bring Assange home” motion if it didn’t have a nod that the...