Michael Pascoe: The government treatment of the Biloela family is stepped in blood
I am in blood Stepped in so far, that, should I wade no more, Returning were as tedious as go o’er There’s...
Compromising Australia for political points under a shadow of China threat
Nearly all Australians last month missed the most important piece of journalism yet to examine the origins of and motives for Australia’s...
Michael Pascoe: Superannuation’s enemies trumpet (failed) Treasury forecasting
When it comes to forecasting wages growth, all the king’s horses and all the king’s men of Treasury and the Reserve Bank...
Michael Pascoe: ‘Desperation’ joins ‘fear and greed’ as sharemarket hits record high
So the Australian stockmarket reached a new high (for a little while) on Monday morning. For we are jolly good fellows and...
Michael Pascoe: Big business to finally loosen the purse strings
At long last Australia’s tight-fisted chief financial officers are promising to loosen the purse strings, making their biggest capital investment promises in...
Michael Pascoe: Chips for restaurants and cars highlight inflation good and bad
The Great Inflation Debate isn’t going away any time soon, roiling markets as the headlines roll through – but there are signs...
Michael Pascoe: Wages and gas blowing up on Morrison
The “I’ll spend for you” budget’s honeymoon didn’t last long with the government under serious attack for both its wages and carbon...
Michael Pascoe: No, Virginia, the trillion-dollar debt isn’t free
The government’s sudden embracing of debt and deficit with its whiff of MMT (modern monetary theory) may have created the impression the...
Michael Pascoe: Beware the Treasurer’s double counting
You know all the headlines on Monday about tonight’s federal budget delivering $10 billion in transport infrastructure? It looks like a lie....
Michael Pascoe: Where’s the pay rise to offset our labour shortage?
The nation’s employers are publicly performing a fine impression of a bunch of school kids standing on the edge of a pool...