Michael Taylor, Author at The Australian Independent Media Network

Pauline Hanson says she represents the battlers. So why do so many of her policies hurt them?

2 September 2026 Michael Taylor 19

Pauline Hanson has built a remarkably successful political career out of telling Australians that she speaks for ordinary people. The battlers. The forgotten. The Australians who work hard, pay their taxes and supposedly get nothing […]

Another epic fail by regulator ASIC provokes pitched battle by Consolidated Builders Ltd shareholder

25 August 2026 Michael Taylor 6

Introduction There is a difference between a regulator receiving a complaint and a regulator doing something about it. There is also a difference between a shareholder making allegations about a company and a former company […]

Why does the mention of Aborigines make some people angry?

23 August 2026 Michael Taylor 115

For as long as I can remember, there has been one subject almost guaranteed to bring out the worst in some Australians. Aborigines. Write about Aboriginal history, Aboriginal disadvantage, land rights, deaths in custody, the […]

When Facebook becomes the history book

11 August 2026 Michael Taylor 9

Four myths about Aboriginal Australia that refuse to die A few facts about Aboriginal Australia that seem to have escaped the comment section. My recent article about Aboriginal land management attracted more than 2,100 comments […]

What if the highest achievement of a civilisation is not what it leaves behind, but what it leaves intact?

6 August 2026 Michael Taylor 20

Every so often – very often – someone declares that Aborigines “did nothing for 65,000 years.” Usually it is presented as an indisputable fact, as though it settles the argument. It doesn’t. It merely exposes […]

What today’s polls could mean for tomorrow’s election

3 August 2026 Michael Taylor 8

Opinion polls are snapshots, not predictions. Governments have recovered from dreadful polling before, and oppositions have turned seemingly hopeless situations into election victories. Yet sometimes polling reveals something deeper than the fortunes of individual leaders. […]

Politics has a habit of changing slowly… until it doesn’t

30 July 2026 Michael Taylor 6

Only a few months ago the Liberal Party was talking about renewal. A new leader. A fresh start. A chance to reconnect with voters after a devastating election defeat. Instead, the latest polling suggests the […]

The impossible job of independent media

27 July 2026 Michael Taylor 9

Independent media – now popularly known as citizen journalism – has never been about making everyone happy. If it were, every independent site would publish weather forecasts, recipes and pictures of puppies. Nobody would complain, […]

Journalism’s First Question

24 July 2026 Michael Taylor 6

Journalism once asked, “What happened today?” Now it sometimes asks, “Who’s most likely to be outraged by what happened today?” The new first question There was a time when journalism aspired to tell us what […]

When every critic becomes the enemy

18 July 2026 Michael Taylor 20

There was a time when presidents measured themselves against history. Today, America’s president appears to measure himself against anyone who dares disagree with him. His latest target? Sir Paul McCartney. McCartney is not a political […]

The best years

17 July 2026 Michael Taylor 10

As children, we often assume our parents have the answers because they have lived longer. Then, without realising it, we begin to think that age itself is something to fear. My father quietly dismantled that […]

Anti-genocide poster over historical attack engraving

Genocide Ordained

11 July 2026 Michael Taylor 22

Was the total extermination of Australia’s Indigenous people deliberately intended? I would argue that it was. For much of Australia’s colonial history, it was considered acceptable to shoot Aboriginal people. Many colonists believed God had […]

Man speaking at presidential podium with American flag

The World’s Most Admired Nation (According to One Man)

8 July 2026 Michael Taylor 10

President Trump assures the faithful, with unwavering confidence, that the United States is now “the hottest country in the world.” The crowds cheer enthusiastically. One suspects that, before long, someone will suggest engraving it on […]

Red-haired woman pointing while speaking in chamber

Pauline Hanson: Too easy to dismiss, too late to ignore

29 June 2026 Michael Taylor 12

For thirty years, Pauline Hanson has occupied a peculiar place in Australian politics. She has been impossible to ignore, impossible to silence, yet often easy to dismiss. Since first entering Parliament in 1996, Hanson has […]

Four musicians at press conference with quote

The Day the Beatles Said No to Racism

26 June 2026 Michael Taylor 3

In September 1964, Beatlemania was sweeping the United States. Everywhere they went, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr were greeted by screaming fans, packed stadiums and unprecedented media attention. The Beatles could […]

The Australian Independent Media Network

The AIMN is an online platform that provides a space for citizen and public interest journalists to engage in and contribute to independent media, focusing on politics, democracy, environment, and identity.

Articles by Michael Taylor