The saddest thing
My father rarely talked about the war, though when he did it would be no more than a few words. I’m sure that after spending […]
Articles by Michael Taylor
Helen Haines: Could progressive Independents be the way of the future?
Australians want and need to be represented in Canberra by someone who understands their values and concerns, and will fight for these. It’s all too […]
I just want to say…
There are a few things I’ve been meaning to say, and now is as good a time as any. Donations I don’t always get the […]
2020 is over! And it’s about time, too!
Oh what a miserable year! Bush fires, recession, a pandemic causing death and economic destruction, social upheaval, the country being run by a hopelessly incompetent […]
All I want for Christmas is a New Year
Despite it being a slow, cruel, tortuous year, Christmas seems to have came at us in a rush. Christmas is but one day a year, […]
Pandemic preparedness: who has responsibility?
With the COVID-19 blame game and finger pointing so evident lately, my recent article; An incompetent and careless government is a threat to us all […]
Not your average Aussie
Today marks the tenth anniversary of Julia Gillard becoming Australia’s first female Prime Minister. As an ‘insider’ (she was my boss) I can attest that […]
“They’re going to die out anyway”
The video of Lang Hancock’s disgusting proposal to what he believed was the “Aboriginal problem” is again doing the rounds on social media. Hancock suggested […]
Stories From The Dreaming
The news that BHP will “destroy at least 40 Aboriginal sites, up to 15,000 years old” is a modern-day tragedy. Stories will be lost with […]
Running with cows
I admit I was pleasantly surprised that my stories of growing up on Kangaroo Island were so well-received. Inspired I am, dear reader, to offer […]
Stuff from way back when
Home-isolation … it’s come to this. I’m prepared to write about anything, even stuff I wouldn’t normally admit to. Such as: When I was a […]
An incompetent and careless government is a threat to us all
This government’s preparedness and response to emergency situations fails every test. I highlighted this in my recent article; ‘We were once prepared for this‘ in […]
We were once prepared for this
I must be a prophet. Of doom, unfortunately. I began writing this article on January 11, with the title ‘Are we prepared for a pandemic?’ […]
My Kangaroo Island
The looks of excitement on our faces was sure evidence that Mr Borham’s idea was met with class approval. It was 1966. Trevor Borham was […]
Never has there been a greater need for Aboriginal fire-stick farming
As the bush fires rage so too does the debate on how land should be managed, specifically to prevent the repeat of these catastrophic fires. […]