Michael Pascoe
Dead Poets Society: The tragic mistake made in an otherwise fine movie
Anniversaries roll around – 75 years since Bretton Woods, 50 years since Apollo 11 and, a movie critic reminds his readers, 30...
RBA governor Philip Lowe’s hugely embarrassing Frydenberg photo-op
The body language was not as excruciatingly embarrassing as when Royal Commissioner Kenneth Hayne was forced into a photo opportunity with the...
Hidden warriors fighting to keep Australia’s wealth in the hands of the rich
Stage 3 of the government’s tax changes doesn’t come into force until 2024-25. But stand by for the inevitable Stage 4 –...
Don’t tell anyone, but we’re comfortable with our high household debt
Australia has a tendency to rejoice in its hardship – we recite “drought and flooding rain” with pride, delight in telling tourists...
Why the post-election confidence boost has died
Immediately after the election, there were allegations of a confidence boost being felt in the nation’s car yards. That lift in confidence...
Yes, the RBA cuts rates again. But will it help?
“RBA rate cuts are like Mormons – they come around in pairs.” I think that line originally came from veteran economist Dr...
‘All hands on deck!’: World’s central banks join RBA’s plea for government help
The central bankers’ central bank, the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), has joined the Reserve Bank of Australia in warning interest rates...
The government’s integrity on trial again. This time on tax cuts
To recap: The Australian economy is having its worst year since 1992. The outlook for the new financial year is somewhere between...
RBA rate cuts: Inequality soars from monetary policy crumble
The current path of plunging interest rates and deficient fiscal policy promises a surge of generational inequality – and I don’t mean...
War with Iran could break the American alliance and force Australia to become independent
I’m writing this at 10,000 metres, a dangerous place to write. There’s something about thin air on a plane and a couple...