I won’t be carrying a gun, and I don’t want you to either
“What happened in that cafe would be most unlikely to have occurred in Florida, Texas, or Vermont, or Alaska in America, or perhaps even Switzerland […]
Articles by Michael Taylor
What else happened yesterday?
While we were all mesmerised by the tragic and horrific events unfolding in yesterday’s siege at the Lindt Cafe, Treasurer Joe Hockey and Finance Minister […]
It’s all Kerry O’Brien’s fault
Australia has lost its ability to have constructive, informed and ambitious national conversations. In this guest post David Frizzell wonders how much of our malaise […]
Will Tony Abbott have the courage to accept some blame for the Victorian loss?
Federal politicians have always been quick to point out that party losses at the State level have been, and always will be, because of State […]
We wanted Gough
So much has been said of the late Gough Whitlam since his passing this morning that I doubt there is anything new I could offer. […]
How about some other political witch hunts, Mr Abbott?
Tony Abbott promised to do many things if the LNP won the 2013 election. One of these, which was no doubt driven by populism and […]
Tony Abbott could never be trusted with your superannuation
In a 2013 election pitch Tony Abbott promised there will be no ”negative unexpected changes” to the superannuation system. His government’s plan to pause the […]
In case you missed it . . . here’s what Tony Abbott promised
In case you missed it, or forgotten about it (and shame on those who did), here’s a press release from Tony Abbott in November […]
Tony Abbott doesn’t want another election
Speaking on Adelaide radio yesterday Tony Abbott said that the last thing voters want is another election. Given the shocking polls, the shocking budget, and […]
Abbott’s ‘Team Australia’ has a tinge of Howard about it
“‘Don’t migrate to Australia unless you want to join “Team Australia”’, declared our chest-beating Prime Minister. “Everyone has got to be on team Australia,” he […]
The Abbott Government has been an easy one to predict
On the eve of the 2013 election I wrote a piece titled, of all things, The 2016 Election. It was my prediction of who would […]
Joe Hockey, which planet do you live on?
To Joe Hockey. The news that a young homeless couple were found dead in their car was news that you would, in an indirect way, […]
Is it DD Day?
From The Australian Greens comes this breaking news: The Australian Greens along with communities around Australia are celebrating the survival of the Clean Energy Finance […]
This government is now officially obscene
One of my more mundane, but at times more amusing jobs as a federal public servant was for a short time reviewing letters to and […]
Hockey’s lazy, lying helpers
It disturbs me that this email is hitting the in-box. Disturbing in that there appear to be a high number of Australians who are satisfied […]