Articles by Michael Taylor
Abbott’s gone, so where to now?
For many of us the demise of Tony Abbott has seen our wish fulfilled. And it comes with an enormous amount of relief and satisfaction. […]
You know Tony doesn’t like you when . . .
When you think about it, this is rather clever (and too good not to share) and fairly well sums up Tony Abbott’s opinion of you […]
Independence: it’s all ours
Judging by regular and somewhat repetitive comments that have been sent to our site’s Facebook page it appears (still) that many people have absolutely no […]
The Abbott Government keeps backing the wrong horse
I’m not much of a punter. I’ve ventured to the track a handful of times only to invariably put my money on horses that ran […]
Stories the Murdoch media would rather you didn’t see
In 2011 then News Limited chairman and CEO John Hartigan proudly announced that News Limited was “the only organisation that really takes it up to […]
The stage is set for a Turnbull challenge
Malcolm Turnbull will only get one likely chance to be Prime Minister, and that chance could be offered to him within days. Both Tony Abbott […]
Why shouldn’t retired politicians be made to wait too?
I saw this comment on Facebook that struck a chord with me and was too good not to share: “Joe Hockey wants us to work […]
“I’m black and I’m proud to be”
The Adam Goodes’ saga reminds us that racial vilification is one of sport’s most contentious issues. Racism in sport historically has been a display of […]
With all that is wrong with Australia, all we hear about is boats
I truly detest how this country is treating asylum seekers and I detest the policies of both the Coalition and Labor – none of which […]
I guess the Minister is only responsible if the Minister isn’t Tony Abbott
Four young men died ‘under’ the Labor Government’s Home Insulation Program. Events, so tragic and avoidable that our current Prime Minister ordered a Royal Commission […]
The Coalition has stayed true to its word
I generally don’t republish something from our archives but with this piece I come across yesterday – Some reasons why the Libs don’t want you […]
$8.8 million isn’t a lot of money, but apparently $66,000 is!
Refurbishment of the prime minister’s official Canberra residence will cost taxpayers more than $8.8 million – at least $5 million more than originally expected. It […]
In government, nothing is an accident
I worked in government long enough to know how they operate. Nothing is an accident. Everything is planned or stage-managed. It is especially so before […]
How to avoid the democratic process within your own party
By Jennifer Wilson In December 2014, then Immigration Minister Scott Morrison made this alarming lunge for sole power over citizenship decisions without recourse to judicial […]