Michael Pascoe

Michael Pascoe is an independent journalist and commentator with five decades of experience here and abroad in print, broadcast and online journalism. His book, The Summertime of Our Dreams, is published by Ultimo Press.
Corporate watch-puppy ASIC is all bark and no bite

Corporate watch-puppy ASIC is all bark and no bite

More unhappy chapters are being added to the sorry saga that is ASIC, arriving late, avoiding the hard targets, ...
Je ne regrette rien. RBA’s Michele Bullock says pfft to rates critics

Je ne regrette rien. RBA’s Michele Bullock says pfft to rates critics

The RBA’s third rate cut of the year was overshadowed by its downgrading of productivity expectations. Michael ...
First week Parliament. Labor calm, but expect upheaval soon

First week Parliament. Labor calm, but expect upheaval soon

The 48th Parliament’s first week has featured an extraordinary display of political upheaval everywhere except in ...
Interest rates too high, unemployment up. Just as the RBA wanted

Interest rates too high, unemployment up. Just as the RBA wanted

After months of clutching its collective pearls over the allegedly “tight” labour market, the RBA board gets what ...
Jim Chalmers’ housing pipedream remains a fantasy

Jim Chalmers’ housing pipedream remains a fantasy

Housing was a key issue in the May election, but that was so two months ago. We’re back to fudging it now, Michael ...
Reserve Bank board still looking for yesterday’s news

Reserve Bank board still looking for yesterday’s news

In deciding to hold off on another interest rate cut, the Reserve Bank's board appears to be waiting to find out ...
Who’s next? Will Albo and Wong approve China attacking Taiwan?

Who’s next? Will Albo and Wong approve China attacking Taiwan?

Time and again, abandoning principles sets the Karma bus off on its journey. Australia having to approve China ...
George Orwell revisited. Our Government keeps lying to us

George Orwell revisited. Our Government keeps lying to us

Pandering to the strategic goals of the United States, which puts a target on our nation's forehead, our ...
Bugger all in it. The truth of the super scare campaign.

Bugger all in it. The truth of the super scare campaign.

As Labor is negotiating the final details of the new "super tax" with the Greens to ensure it passes the Senate, ...
Jobs fantasy: another set of figures damns the RBA’s judgement

Jobs fantasy: another set of figures damns the RBA’s judgement

The latest numbers on Australia's economy show again that the RBA has got it wrong on interest rates. Michael ...
A dying demographic: how Murdoch is slowly killing the Liberal Party

A dying demographic: how Murdoch is slowly killing the Liberal Party

Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation is dragging the Liberal Party down "one funeral at a time". And visa-versa. ...
RBA drops interest rate with real wages due to fall again

RBA drops interest rate with real wages due to fall again

The Reserve Bank’s numbers shout that it made a mistake not cutting interest rates in April, as well as yesterday. ...
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