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.
Tapping into the Trump self-destructive American poison

Tapping into the Trump self-destructive American poison

There is something rather like irony for both parties in this omnishambles US election: whichever one loses, it ...
Face or facts? Falling inflation makes a compelling case for Reserve Bank to cut rates today

Face or facts? Falling inflation makes a compelling case for Reserve Bank to cut rates today

It would be reckless for the RBA not to cut interest rates today, given falling inflation, writes Michael Pascoe
Our RBA – the central bank shag on a monetary rock

Our RBA – the central bank shag on a monetary rock

After her rhetoric about not cutting interest rates this year, RBA Governor Michele Bullock will have her ...
Greed is good! ATO mates rates for mining billionaire tax evasion scheme

Greed is good! ATO mates rates for mining billionaire tax evasion scheme

After winning the Gold Walkley for the PwC tax leak scandal, the AFR’s Neil Chenoweth has produced another ...
Two Peter Dutton policies may swing Teals to Labor in a minority government

Two Peter Dutton policies may swing Teals to Labor in a minority government

They may be short on detail, but Opposition Leader Peter Dutton is charging ahead with two policies that may ...
Hardman Netanyahu a century out of date, feeding Dutton’s colonial narrative.

Hardman Netanyahu a century out of date, feeding Dutton’s colonial narrative.

There was a time when Netanyahu’s tactics would go unquestioned. That time helps explain those who continue to ...
The Federal Reserve cuts interest rates, with Trump ‘stackee’ dissenting

The Federal Reserve cuts interest rates, with Trump ‘stackee’ dissenting

Could it happen here? The Coalition claims it’s concerned about Labor stacking the proposed new RBA monetary ...
Housing politics hypocrisy challenge: Bragg, O’Neil, Chandler-Mather or Hume?

Housing politics hypocrisy challenge: Bragg, O’Neil, Chandler-Mather or Hume?

Hypocrisy, thy name is politics. Sanctimonious lies, spin and obfuscation are already thick upon the ground in ...
The Reserve Bank of Australia really does want Aussies poorer

The Reserve Bank of Australia really does want Aussies poorer

As evidence of a slowing Australian economy mounts, Governor Michele Bullock quietly told journalists the RBA ...
Crisis, what (housing) crisis? Dutton to scrap 30,000 homes.

Crisis, what (housing) crisis? Dutton to scrap 30,000 homes.

If there was any doubt the Liberal Party has nothing but disdain for social and affordable housing, it was removed ...
Developers Rule: affordable housing turns out to be unaffordable.

Developers Rule: affordable housing turns out to be unaffordable.

The much-promoted affordable housing centrepiece of the Minns Government’s density push has failed before it ...
The Reserve Bank fibs and has no idea about wages causing inflation

The Reserve Bank fibs and has no idea about wages causing inflation

Reserve Bank Governor Michele Bullock last week set out to kill expectations of an interest rate cut. She ...
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