Australia is investing billions in a madman
Donald Trump's statement that the US should have taken Iraq's oil after invading their country in 2003 is a worry on a number of fronts.
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Michael Pascoe
Michael Pascoe is a BusinessDay contributing editor. He comments on companies, markets and the economy.
With Trump in charge, America's light goes out
On April 6, 1917, the US officially entered World War I. Just six weeks short of 100 years later, Donald Trump is being sworn in. Thus ends the "American Century".
Sharks and ladders: What is saving an Australian life worth?
How much is it worth to save an Australian life? The Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet says not more than $4.2 million, on average.
Trump's Russian bromance: Doing a 'Nixon goes to China'
Trump's cosying up to Vladimir Putin is straight out of the Nixon/Kissinger realpolitik playbook, seeking to befried Russia to better contain China, the country he sees as the biggest threat to the US as the world's biggest economy.
The unending game of bulls v bears
Arguably the world’s biggest bear at this time last year seems to have disappeared, but the bull who most publicly called him out has himself turned into a bear.
Ironing out the productivity wrinkles
Multiply the number of shirts worn in Australia by the time it takes to remove their natural wrinkles, and you pretty much have the national productivity crisis laid out on your ironing board.
The overlooked MYEFO bit that matters most
The fixation with the budget deficit being a few billion one way or the other is arguing about the fleas on the dog – it's economic growth that decides whether the dog is fed or not.
'Tis the season to complain about superannuation
Despite the occasional talk, politicians aren't prepared to do what's necessary to fix the problem of employers not paying superannuation.
The tale of two parliamentary housing inquiries
What an amazing difference 19 months can make for parliamentary inquiries into housing affordability and ownership.
How ScoMo discovered good and bad debt on the way to MYEFO
Congratulations are in order as ScoMo's epiphany represents a major break with the Abbott/Hockey dogma of all government debt being evil.
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