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
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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What should be a Budget headline is that we are spending $7 billion this financial year and $7.4 billion in the next on Commonwealth Rent Assistance – effectively subsidising landlords for the 1.4 million renters who otherwise couldn’t pay the asking price. michaelwest.com.au/scaremongers...
Scary alert! Like negative gearing? Buy shares! - Michael West
Federal Budget 2026. Michael Pascoe thought no budget had had a bigger build up than this one. As it turns out ...
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Forget the headlines, negative gearing lives on! And it turns out the Budget's housing contribution is marginal. Mine for MWM michaelwest.com.au/scaremongers...
Scary alert! Like negative gearing? Buy shares! - Michael West
Federal Budget 2026. Michael Pascoe thought no budget had had a bigger build up than this one. As it turns out ...
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the politics of tomorrow's budget are much clearer than the policy and made more urgent by the polling success of One Hanson. Mine for MWM michaelwest.com.au/housing-cris...
Housing crisis. Will Labor’s 'great' housing budget fix housing? - Michael West
Labor says the Budget will do wonderful things for our housing crisis, but is it just about government spinning hard without much traction?
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Beyond the headline rate rise, an odd day at the RBA - forecasting shrinking dwelling investment and less government help for an anaemic economy. A little more pressure on Chalmers' budget next week. Mine for MWM michaelwest.com.au/rba-raises-r...
RBA raises rate. Leaves pressure on Chalmers' tax fiddling - Michael West
As widely expected, the Reserve Bank raised its interest rate by another 0.25% points today, just in time for Jim Chalmers' next budget.
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After the day and the dickheads' stunt, the Anzac challenge remains: deserve this. Mine for MWM michaelwest.com.au/after-anzac-...
After Anzac Day, the command to be better - Michael West
Foolish boos marred Anzac Day and remembrance of sacrifice. Michael Pascoe says our most solemn day is a reminder, a challenge to be better
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Everything you need to know about the National Party: it's preferencing Hanson's Big Business candidate - who can't say if Gina is bankrolling ON - over the local independent in Farrer. Polling has independent Milthorpe 30%, ON Farley 30.9% regionriverina.com.au/one-nation-a...
One Nation and Nationals to preference each other at Farrer by-election | Region Riverina
Independent Michelle Milthorpe says lobby group Climate 200 has contributed just two per cent of her campaign funding, One Nation…
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You mean the superannuation tax breaks? No? You mean the CGT discount? No? You mean the fossil fuel subsidies? No? You mean the free gas for multinationals? No? You mean the failure of the PRRT? No? You mean the tax dodging trusts? No? You mean the lack of a wealth tax? No? No you mean the NDIS FFS
. @richarddenniss.bsky.social opens by pointing out that the Japanese govt actually raises more revenue from Australian gas than does the Australian govt! www.youtube.com/watch?v=ilVp...
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Heresy: Given that the US has cancelled the “international rules-based order” & that under Trump whatever you can get away with is now legal, Iran’s tolling ships seems relatively reasonable - a lesser evil - & not without some legal support. Mine for MWM michaelwest.com.au/tolling-the-...
Tolling the Strait. Is Iran acting with reason in a Trumpian world? - Michael West
To some, it may be heresy, but charging tolls for passage through the Strait of Hormuz looks reasonable in a Trumpian world.
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The biggest loser on Sunday night? Netanyahu. Oh Israel will keep winning one-sided battles, keep winning at killing people, but the loss or Orban signals Netanyahu losing the war. Mine for MWM michaelwest.com.au/orbans-demis...
Orban's demise a win for EU, and a big loss for Benjamin Netanyahu - Michael West
The biggest loser of the Hungarian election has been overshadowed by blockade brinkmanship and Trump’s god complex. It’s Israel.
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Obvious lesson from the war on Iran is that hosting American bases unsurprisingly makes the host a target when America goes to war. We are through the looking glass, needing American military protection because we host American military protection. Mine for MWM michaelwest.com.au/what-would-x...
Ask yourself, what would Xi do? - Michael West
The defence hawks never miss a chance. Netanyahu and Trump are running amok in the Middle East. Yet “Look over there! China!”
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Presumably Canberra's silence means it's happy with Trump "taking" Cuba, ditto with murdering wreckage survivors, sinking ships because “it’s more fun”, showing no remorse for killing civilians and being one with the genocidal Netanyahu government. Mine for MWM michaelwest.com.au/the-madness-...
The Madness of Trump. What's his next criminal outrage gonna' be? - Michael West
The Trump regime goes from madness to madness, ignoring any and every international law. The latest threat looks more like a promise.
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You’d be a simple, reckless and dangerous soul to go to war on an imagined possibility but that's what Trump has done. And Australia is supporting him. Mine for MWM michaelwest.com.au/trumps-blund...
Trump's Blunder. Air wars don't work. Iran ignores the lessons of history - Michael West
Donald Trump's air war on Iran ignores the lessons of history, writes Michael Pascoe. Look at Germany, Yogoslavia, Korea, Vietnam.
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It's the housing, stupid. Not a "tight" labour market or wages growth. It's our key monetary, social and government policy problem, one that is undermining our nation. And at absolute best, all we're being offered is the failing status quo. Mine for MWM share.google/T0DR2CoMY2de...
Beware the wages bogeyman - it’s the housing, stupid - Michael West
A tight labour market is not doom and gloom for the RBA. Australia needs housing reform not further interest rate hikes.
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A low point for two Labor leaders this week, turning Trumpy. Mine for MWM michaelwest.com.au/is-chris-min...
Is Chris Minns channeling Donald Trump? - Michael West
It took two Labor leaders to help produce Monday night's violence in Sydney, proving Labor is not immune to a touch of the Trumps.
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Had literally *any* other nation done this the anger being heard across the media airwaves and from politicians would be deafening and unending.
Guardian Australia@australia.theguardian.com · 6mo agoAustralia vows to repair ‘distressing’ damage to war graves in Gaza bulldozed by Israeli army
