Can ‘The Australian’ stoop any lower?
Prophetically, on the morning of his budget address Joe Hockey admitted to journalists that “This’ll be an easy budget to criticise”. And it certainly has […]
Articles by Michael Taylor
Just a quick question; has the line been crossed?
From www.pm.gov.au – an Australian Government web site – today comes a message from the Prime Minister – WA Senate election. Without wishing to further […]
Did you hear about the March in March?
In the past three years there have two significant public protests against the government of the day. There was the failed ‘convoy of no confidence’ […]
Where is the outrage when the media lie?
As I’m not a subscriber to The Australian I’m rather fortunate that their paywall obstructs me from reading their daily diatribes. As was the case […]
The breathtaking hypocrisy of Environment Minister Hunt – an update
I concur with British peer Lord Devlin that the Abbott Government’s approach to climate change is “so unintellectual as to be unacceptable”. The good Lord […]
The nature of Abbott’s game
The government’s “green army” – further details of which were announced today – will: … target indigenous Australians, people with disabilities, gap-year students, graduates and […]
I find it hard to believe that Tony Abbott simply does not know the law
For far too long Tony Abbott has said whatever he wants, whenever he wants, without a word of it being challenged. The price on carbon […]
“One-term Tony”: It’s a sure bet
An editorial opinion: Bill Shorten finally emerged from wherever he had been hiding and smacked us with the downright obvious: Tony Abbott is a potential […]
Everybody else is getting faster internet
Foreign news sites offer a wealth of information. And they are generally, as a rule, far more entertaining, relevant and intelligent than what is served […]
The kind, gentle, compassionate Scott Morrison
Though now leading the life of a self-proclaimed media recluse, our Minister for Immigration and Border Protection, Scott Morrison cannot remain hidden from the media […]
You are a disgrace to our nation
I was appalled at the results of the recent poll reported in the Sydney Morning Herald that revealed, for whatever reason, most people want the […]
It’s rather cold in North America, and believe it or not it is due to global warming
Climate change deniers have been in a lather telling us that the severe cold snaps in North America provide undisputed evidence that global warming is, […]
Annual Climate Statement 2013
Yesterday the Bureau of Meteorology published its Annual Climate Statement 2013. Don’t be surprised to learn that it hasn’t been reported in the Murdoch media. […]
The breath-taking hypocrisy of Environment Minister Hunt
Environmentalists, and indeed most Australians are still reeling from Environment Minister Greg Hunt’s decision to approve “several massive resource projects” on the Great Barrier Reef […]
The Abbott Government’s plan for Indonesia
Unless your expectations of the Abbott Government were very low, you’d be extremely disappointed. I don’t blame you if they were high; you probably read […]