Michael Taylor, Author at The Australian Independent Media Network

Chris Kenny criticises One Nation

24 July 2025 Michael Taylor 13

In a rare public rebuke coming from one of Australia’s prominent right-wing voices, Sky News’ Chris Kenny tore into Pauline Hanson and her three fellow One Nation senators for their symbolic gesture at yesterday’s first […]

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Trump, Bots, and the Battle for the Algorithm

23 July 2025 Michael Taylor 2

The ABC recently reported what many already suspected: bots are flooding social media platforms, and they’re doing it to boost Donald Trump. Prior to the 2024 U.S. presidential election, coordinated networks of inauthentic accounts were […]

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Rallying the Faithful: the MAGA Loyalty Test

22 July 2025 Michael Taylor 8

For a moment, it looked like Donald Trump was losing control of the MAGA movement. Days before he filed a lawsuit against Rupert Murdoch’s Wall Street Journal, murmurs of discontent were spreading through Trump’s once-unshakeable […]

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Trump vs the Media: When the Truth Becomes the Enemy

22 July 2025 Michael Taylor 7

When Donald Trump launched his first campaign in 2015, the media were an easy target. “Fake news” became his rallying cry, and reporters were branded the “enemy of the people.” But now, in 2025, the […]

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Tony Abbott’s China critique reveals a deeper political alignment

21 July 2025 Michael Taylor 15

Former Prime Minister Tony Abbott has never shied away from controversy. But his recent criticisms of Anthony Albanese’s diplomatic outreach to China reveal more than just a policy disagreement – they expose a deeper ideological […]

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Accusing Obama of Treason? Trump’s Loyalists are Running the Old Playbook Again

20 July 2025 Michael Taylor 4

As Donald Trump faces mounting legal peril and renewed public scrutiny over his past associations, a familiar and incendiary claim has resurfaced in MAGA circles: Barack Obama committed treason. It’s a statement designed to shock, […]

Trump suing over Epstein letter – but could it backfire?

19 July 2025 Michael Taylor 17

A resurfaced 2003 letter, allegedly written by Donald Trump to the late Jeffrey Epstein, has triggered a legal and political storm. The Wall Street Journal, which published the letter, claims it reveals a once-cordial relationship between […]

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Trump urges MAGA to move on from Epstein – but why the rush?

17 July 2025 Michael Taylor 11

Yesterday, I wrote about how the Epstein scandal has fractured the MAGA movement. Today, I want to look at how President Trump is trying to heal that fracture – using his signature approach: deflect, dismiss, […]

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The Epstein Files: A Web of Hypocrisy, Denials, and a Fractured MAGA Movement

15 July 2025 Michael Taylor 16

In July 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice and FBI dropped a bombshell memo on the Jeffrey Epstein case, declaring no evidence of a “client list,” blackmail of powerful figures, or murder – findings that […]

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Australia’s Dilemma: Navigating U.S.-China Tensions

13 July 2025 Michael Taylor 2

As the Trump administration ramps up its confrontational stance toward China over Taiwan, it has turned its gaze to Australia, pressing Canberra to clarify its role in a potential U.S.-China conflict. This demand, however, lands […]

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Lies, Likes, and Algorithms

12 July 2025 Michael Taylor 7

The internet has given us many things – connection, convenience, cat videos – but it’s also made lies faster, louder, and harder to kill. And nowhere is this more obvious than in the strange world […]

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Australia’s Antisemitism Plan: A Firestorm of Resistance

11 July 2025 Michael Taylor 17

Australia is a nation that prides itself on free speech, robust debate, and the right to dissent. Yet, Jillian Segal’s sweeping antisemitism plan has ignited a firestorm of opposition, with Australians from all walks of […]

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The PBS and Trump’s 200% Tariff: Separating Fact from Fear

10 July 2025 Michael Taylor 5

President Donald Trump’s proposed 200% tariff on pharmaceutical imports has raised concerns in Australia about the potential impact on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) – a system that subsidises essential medicines to keep them affordable […]

An open letter to the Prime Minister

9 July 2025 Michael Taylor 27

Dear Prime Minister, Re: Moral consistency and sovereign leadership I am writing as a concerned Australian to urge your government to better align its priorities with the values and concerns of many Australians. While I […]

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The corruption we pretend not to see: Why Australia turns a blind eye

8 July 2025 Michael Taylor 8

Australia likes to tell itself it’s the land of the fair go. A country of straight shooters, good governance, and decency baked into our DNA. But behind the myth of national integrity lies a quieter […]

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