Michael Pascoe
@michaelpascoe01.bsky.social
The Summertime of Our Dreams author, Michael West Media contributor , winner 2022 Kennedy Award Outstanding Columnist, speaker, rugby, prefer to be skiing
Um, why aren't we stuffing them in containers and selling them to the US? www.smh.com.au/national/one...
One owner, 371 guns: The Sydney stockpiles targeted in major new surrender scheme
More than a quarter of a million firearms will be surrendered and destroyed in NSW. But there’s a catch on how much owners will be paid.
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Yes, the Toddler King is crazy. thehill-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/thehill....
Trump directs Navy to return to steam catapults on aircraft carriers
President Trump ordered the U.S. Navy on Thursday to remove the electromagnetic catapult system on aircraft carriers to launch fighter planes and revert back to using steam catapult systems, a move…
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AFR's Chris Joye seems to be getting more desperate as he becomes more rabid about Labor, today annualising past 3 months housing price falls to beat up a bigger number. "We already have the mother of all housing corrections on our hands" It's a neat but very weak trick www.afr.com/markets/equi...
This housing correction is on track to break records
With Australia staring down a record property downturn and hidden bank hybrid risks emerging, staying super liquid is the ultimate defence against the storm.
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There is something very rotten in the state of our Imperial masters. And we bow and say "yes, sir" and build them military bases. www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
Covert CIA program said to be behind mysterious attacks on Galápagos boats
A surveillance plane flew from El Salvador toward the fishing boats before drones attacked, flight data shows.
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Andrew Bragg is in full unhinged mode at the Press Club "It feels like we’re living in a Communist state." live.thepoint.com.au
The Point Live: Gambling debate to get back underway, government pushes back against house price criticism. As it happens
The gambling debate is set to get underway with the Coalition likely giving the government the numbers it wants to pass the legislation. Meanwhile, Labor has decided falling house prices is not a bad...
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So who's idea is it for the Government to protect the press gallery? Today's Crikey:
Cripes, looks like the AFR happily promoting Scotty's claim to be "a geopolitical and strategic advisor". Too bad that he takes 1200 words to say the sun rose in the east yesterday and then skates over the real problem with a facile "worthy of greater analysis". People pay him for this?
Anthony Albanese needs to stop going on podcasts. He has neither the wit nor dexterity required. In his attempts to appeal to increase his reach and popularity, he only reveals his limitations. Russell Kidd, Carnegie @theageaustralia.bsky.social letters
"So the American bases that were thought to be the Gulf Arabs’ protective assets have turned out to be their liabilities," reports Hartcher. Wonder if he's twigged there's a lesson for Oz somewhere in there... www.smh.com.au/world/middle...
Trump’s great humiliation: Middle East may be entering a post-American era
Donald Trump’s disastrous military escapade in Iran has alienated allies, boosted enemies and mutilated America’s power base in the Middle East.
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Trump is a buffoon but RFK got exactly what he wanted here. The data are pretty clear that if you spread the vaccine appointments out then parents don’t come back for them. They don’t want kids to get the vaccines.
Julian Sanchez@normative.bsky.social · last wk.Yes, let’s burden both new parents and pediatricians with FIVE doctor visits instead of one for absolutely no legitimate medical reason. A masterstroke, sir.
So the evidence is in. Australian tax concessions for big utes are not just economically inefficient and environmentally stupid. They are deadly too.
Brent Toderian@brenttoderian.bsky.social · last wk.“Here’s what we found: Every additional 100kg of vehicle weight was associated with a 6% increase in odds of pedestrian fatality. Every additional 10cm of height was associated with an 11% increase in odds of pedestrian fatality. The relationship was even stronger in lower-speed environments.”
Evil might sound dumb as a box of hammers, but it is still evil.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · last wk."Vats of vaccine are currently pumped into your child's body" -- Trump from the Oval Office is pushing debunked claims about vaccines and autism being linked
In the Australian Army the buck stops at middle commanders (and with whistleblower David McBride). Defence is refusing to release a report on the links between unlawful killings by our soldiers in Afghanistan and their senior commanders. #CoverUp #auspol
Army brass ducks for cover as Afghan command dodges accountability - Michael West
Defence is refusing to release a report on the links between unlawful killings by Australian soldiers in Afghanistan and senior commanders.
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Funny thing about the pet shop and political dump on Dumbo Albo for his melon gaffe on the bogan podcast: seems nobody here realised it was a gaffe until alerted by Japanese media later. So wise much later.
"Speaking on ABC’s Afternoon Briefing today, Minns said the state government was actively considering potential reforms around gaming machines ahead of next year’s state election." "Actively considering potential reforms" - not actual reforms. No surprise, Minns govt owned by gambling lobby.
Seems my X account has been hacked and I'm locked out. No, I am not a fan of crypto trading. Grrrrr....
The Great Australian Whinge is alive and well in our market and economic commentary. Sure we could have higher profits - if we ran a deficit 5 or 6 times larger Mine for MWM michaelwest.com.au/america-envy...
America-envy. The pet shop galahs of economic commentary - Michael West
The Great Australian Whinge is alive and well in market and economic commentary. America is so much better, the likely suspects tell us.
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The defining characteristic of Australian government for many a long year now is lack of imagination, the inability to think beyond whatever was already the problem. Albo's AI speech is another example. (And also successful media management) Mine for MWM michaelwest.com.au/albaneses-ai...
Albanese’s AI plan just rearranging the deck chairs - Michael West
The Albanese machine’s biggest wheeze this month was not framing Labor’s national conference as a success but the idea up to speed on AI
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Tyranny of AI to "concentrate power on an enormous scale in the hands of men accountable to no one" @michaelpascoe01.bsky.social on the looming era of extreme capitalism #auspol michaelwest.com.au/merchants-ha...
Merchants have become princes – and threaten us all - Michael West
Capitalism has been guilty of excess in its dealings with society, the environment, the bad news is that it’s getting worse with AI
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There are good reasons to be scared. They're just warming up but will have played the game while we're still in the sheds. Mine for MWM michaelwest.com.au/merchants-ha...
Merchants have become princes – and threaten us all - Michael West
Capitalism has been guilty of excess in its dealings with society, the environment, the bad news is that it’s getting worse with AI
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The NACC has given its approval for grants corruption as long as the paperwork is filed correctlly. The NACC is knackerless. Mine for MWM michaelwest.com.au/nacc-admits-...
NACC admits to be wrong on rorts, but ignores them anyway - Michael West
The NACC has been a monumental failure to date, yet it continues to surprise in its failure of purpose, ignoring the rorts it admits happened.
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It's the Senate, stupid! Chaney & Ryan can support a CSA Senate ticket without being members - if they’re serious about integrity, equality, climate. Mine for MWM michaelwest.com.au/community-stro… via @MichaelWestBiz
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Less worse than the Liberal Party ... probably benefits from Pauline Hanson. The @michaelpascoe01.bsky.social report card on Albo as PM is not flattering #auspol michaelwest.com.au/turns-out-al...
Turns out Albo isn't much good at his job - Michael West
Despite presiding over 94 of the 150 seats in Federal Parliament, it turns out Anthony Albanese isn’t much of a politician.
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Investors in Rich Lister Geoff Wilson's $6 billion LICs would be better off under the proposed CGT changes (they have low or no CGs) - but you'd never guess that as Geoff goes to war against Labor again. Could there me another factor at work? Mine for MWM michaelwest.com.au/geoff-wilson...
Geoff Wilson. Staunchest campaigner for the wealth lobby - Michael West
There’s no keener contributor to the media campaign against Labor’s proposed capital gains tax reform than funds manager Geoff Wilson.
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The Murdochification of Fairfax Mine for MWM michaelwest.com.au/budget-hyste...
Budget hysteria. The Murdochification of Nine's papers in full swing - Michael West
The media campaign against the Federal Budget is unprecedented, not for its vehemence but uniformity across Murdoch and Nine papers.
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McDonald’s employed almost 56,000 people under 18, which was almost 40 per cent of the staff working in McDonald’s-owned stores or franchises. Only 3,100 employees received a superannuation payment. trib.al/u5q8OVn
How super duds young workers
Workers under the age of 18 are missing out on $400 million a year in superannuation, a situation the government is still unwilling to compel big businesses to correct.
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You’d never guess it from the usual suspects’ headlines but the budget does retail investors a big favour by forcing them to reconsider resi’s sacred cow status. Mine for MWM michaelwest.com.au/distortions-... via @MichaelWestBiz
Distortions. Negative gearing changes a gift for investors - Michael West
Jim Chalmers' budget has done the economy a favour by wiping out the policy distortions of negative gearing and CGT, writes Michael Pascoe.
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