Michael Pascoe: Independents v Liberal Party – Destroying the village to save it?
To borrow Vietnam War terminology, small “l” Liberal supporters switching allegiance to proliferating community independent candidates are posing a fundamental question for...
Michael Pascoe: Who sold the nuclear submarines – and our sovereignty?
Australia’s nuclear-powered submarine policy was not an immaculate conception. Put another way, submarines are not just bought – they are also sold....
Michael Pascoe: Boasting about incompetence is a new government low
There’s pork barrelling, then rorting, then corruption and bare-faced corruption, and now a new low: Inviting the public to rejoice in looting....
Michael Pascoe: Young Australians will pay for our debt via higher house prices
Slipping by last week amid the many COVID headlines, the Reserve Bank eased monetary policy a little more and added to its...
Michael Pascoe: Why NSW’s ‘Picnic Day’ could come at a huge COVID cost
Monday is Sydney’s ‘Picnic Day’ – the promised treat for people outside the 12 “local government areas of concern” – but it...
Michael Pascoe: Transparency? And now the missing NSW modelling
“We have been so transparent every day, every day!” exclaimed New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian on Monday when challenged on a...
Michael Pascoe: Harder times ahead for NSW hospitals, but other states worse
The New South Wales hospital system is already “stretched”, to use the euphemism du jour, while threatened with a doubling of hospitalisations...
Michael Pascoe: The mystery of 2000 missing ICU beds
As the number of COVID victims requiring admission to intensive care units steadily climbs, a couple thousand ICU beds have gone missing...
Michael Pascoe: What really happens after Code Yellow
Another day and the prospect of Australia “opening up” upon hitting the government’s magic vaccination numbers recedes a little further. The much-promoted...
Michael Pascoe: What happens next isn’t ‘freedom’ – it’s triage
This is what happens next given the NSW “living with COVID” inevitability: Triage – doctors and nurses decide who receives maximum care...