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Michael Pascoe: Gambling industry’s extraordinary hold over NSW Labor continues

NSW also has the most EGMs per head, which means NSW residents blow more money gambling than other Australians.

The New Daily · Jan 13, 2023

Michael Pascoe: Liberal Party unable to be honest with itself, let alone the nation

“If you can’t be honest with yourself, you can’t be honest with anyone.” That little homily is playing out for the federal Liberal Party.

The New Daily · Jan 9, 2023

Michael Pascoe: Echoes of ‘sports rorts’ as NSW rolls out the pork barrel

Dominic Perrottet last year pledged “to support in principle” putting an end to pork-barrelling. The latest numbers put pay to that claim

The New Daily · Dec 9, 2022

Michael Pascoe: NDIS honeypot inevitably attracting fat flies

There is serious money seeking to make more serious money out of the NDIS – the promise of a honeypot growing to $60 billion will do that.

The New Daily · Nov 15, 2022

Michael Pascoe: Memo G20 – there is a greater enemy than China to fight

Climate change tipping points are a very real threat to Australia, but China is not.

The New Daily · Nov 11, 2022

Michael Pascoe: Will NSW’s political parties put people before donors? Don’t bet on it

Will the NSW government get out from under the thumb of the gambling industry? Alan Kohler writes he's not betting on it.

The New Daily · Nov 4, 2022

Michael Pascoe: Innocent victims of the great inflation conundrum

The Economics 101 picture the Reserve Bank paints of inflation fighting doesn’t tell anywhere near the full story.

The New Daily · Nov 1, 2022

Michael Pascoe: NSW Crime Commission puts price on politicians’ heads

The price the crime commission put on the politicians’ right to remain in public life remains, writes Michael Pascoe

The New Daily · Oct 28, 2022

Michael Pascoe: The budget without reply

Next Thursday the Sydney Liberal Party faithful are being invited to pay $880 a seat for lunch and to listen to a budget reply.

The New Daily · Oct 26, 2022

Michael Pascoe: What’s with the Murdoch empire re-merger?

Nothing like Murdoch family business machinations to fuel speculation about motives and outcomes as the Murdochs want to re-merge its empire.

The New Daily · Oct 24, 2022