Michael Taylor

Michael is a retired Public Servant. His interests include Australian and US politics, history, travel, and Indigenous Australia. Michael holds a BA in Aboriginal Affairs Administration, a BA (Honours) in Aboriginal Studies, and a Diploma of Government.

Peter Dutton’s Playbook: Say One Thing, Do Another

Peter Dutton has faced accusations of hypocrisy, particularly in light of his recent actions involving his family in a political…

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Poll Position to Political Peril: The Unraveling of Peter Dutton’s Campaign

In late 2024, Peter Dutton was riding high, with polls signaling a potential prime ministerial victory and his anti-Labor rhetoric…

12 hours ago

Australia may soon be faced with an ultimatum

It was rather uncomfortable reading that a global strategist has warned that Australia could have just months before we are…

2 days ago

Peter Dutton’s achievements

Full title: Peter Dutton’s achievements in impeding the social and economic development of Australia. Peter Dutton divides opinion like few…

4 days ago

Campaigning: Who does it better?

The federal election campaign is heating up, and both Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Opposition Leader Peter Dutton have had…

5 days ago

Whose fault was that? Let’s ask Dutton (Part 2)

Continued from Part 1 Recap: Since being appointed Leader of the Opposition in 2022 – a role in which he…

5 days ago

Whose fault was that? Let’s ask Dutton (Part 1)

Since being appointed Leader of the Opposition in 2022 - a role in which he has shown utter incompetence -…

6 days ago

The “ATM” governments: Failures were their forté

Why we need to put LNP last Looking back at the terms of the “ATM” governments - Tony Abbott, Malcolm…

1 week ago

I won’t be buying a Rolls Royce

To provide a balanced perspective following yesterday’s article, The five trillion dollar pie in the sky, I decided it would…

1 week ago

The five trillion dollar pie in the sky

The stated goal of Trump’s tariffs is to encourage reshoring of manufacturing and boost domestic production by making imports more…

1 week ago