Michael Taylor, Author at The Australian Independent Media Network

Two men found dead on the Moon

18 April 2026 Michael Taylor 9

I’ve recently started watching For All Mankind, the alternate-history series where the Soviets reach the Moon first and the space race never ends. It’s gripping stuff – but it also sent me back to the […]

The Normalisation of Contradiction

18 April 2026 Michael Taylor 12

There are moments in politics when language is no longer used to describe reality, but to overwrite it. This week, Donald Trump declared that the United States has a “very good relationship” with Iran – […]

Sovereignty for some

15 April 2026 Michael Taylor 5

There are moments in politics when irony is so perfectly formed, that it scarcely needs commentary. It simply waits – patiently – for someone to point at it. This week provided one such moment. Fresh […]

When “exterminate the world” isn’t a headline

15 April 2026 Michael Taylor 14

A sitting president speaks of world extermination – and the world barely looks up. There was a time – not so long ago – when a statement from a sitting president that another nation wants […]

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A walk in the forest

12 April 2026 Michael Taylor 2

In what feels like another lifetime, Carol and I wandered the quieter corners of Germany. One region in particular gave us a memorable, breathtaking adventure – one I wrote about years ago on our old […]

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Trump’s vaunted 14 day ceasefire barely lasted 14 hours

10 April 2026 Michael Taylor 7

By Walt Zlotow Israel, not happy that Trump abandoned their lust to destroy Iran as a hegemonic rival, blew up the two week ceasefire Pakistan negotiated Tuesday. How? By launching a massive bombing campaign on […]

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At last, a hint of backbone in Australia’s foreign policy

9 April 2026 Michael Taylor 14

For months, many of us have watched in frustration as our government responded to Gaza with caution, equivocation, and a reluctance to break from the familiar script of deference to powerful allies. It has felt, […]

An Open Letter to Washington: The World Cannot Afford Silence

7 April 2026 Michael Taylor 9

To Members of the United States Congress and the Vice President, I write to you as an observer from outside the United States, but not outside the reach of its power. What happens in Washington […]

The headline vs the story: controlling the narrative

30 March 2026 Michael Taylor 9

In an era where public trust in media is already fragile, the gap between headline and substance is becoming harder to ignore. A recent article from news.com.au offers a case study in how political narratives […]

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The Inheritance of Fear: From the Cold War to Trump’s World

24 March 2026 Michael Taylor 14

I was a young boy during the Cuban Missile Crisis, but I remember the feeling clearly. Even as children, we knew something was wrong. The adults spoke in hushed tones. The news carried a sense […]

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From Protest to Power: Polling momentum is one thing… running a country is another

22 March 2026 Michael Taylor 32

What would Australia look like under a Hanson government? Not long ago, the question felt almost laughable – the kind of political thought experiment you raise for effect, not because it might ever happen. But […]

The savages

20 March 2026 Michael Taylor 19

It is 1806 in the place now called West Lakes, Adelaide. For thousands of years, a Kaurna community – perhaps a hundred souls strong – has thrived here on the Adelaide Plains. In the driest […]

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Bad timing, worse impact: another rate rise Australians didn’t need

17 March 2026 Michael Taylor 11

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has lifted interest rates again – and for many Australians, the reaction will not be confusion, but exhaustion. On paper, the logic is familiar. Higher interest rates are meant […]

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Alone at the Apex

17 March 2026 Michael Taylor 17

From his position at the commanding heights of American power, President Trump has often conveyed a singular conviction: the world does not sufficiently recognise his leadership – or America’s preeminence under it. While ordinary citizens […]

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Lessons from the jungle

15 March 2026 Michael Taylor 9

Lessons from the Jungle: My Father’s Hard-Earned Wisdom from New Guinea I never intended to write this. For most of my life, my father’s stories about the war in New Guinea remained locked away like […]

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