Michael Taylor
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The Liberal Party has had more leadership transitions in the past decade than a Netflix algorithm has had personality shifts. Voters barely have time to memorise the new leader’s preferred economic metaphor before someone else is rehearsing their concession speech.
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“Renewal: The Canberra word for ‘Let’s try this again’.”
So here we are: Angus Taylor has challenged Sussan Ley for the leadership of the Liberal Party – and therefore for the exalted position of Leader of the Opposition, a role traditionally described as “...
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February 12, 2026 at 9:48 AM
The Liberal Party has had more leadership transitions in the past decade than a Netflix algorithm has had personality shifts. Voters barely have time to memorise the new leader’s preferred economic metaphor before someone else is rehearsing their concession speech.
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“To use the Bondi tragedy as diplomatic cover for Herzog’s visit is not an act of healing. It is socially inflammatory populist theatre.”
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Herzog’s Visit to Australia: Just Who Is Being Comforted, and at What Cost?
Chris Minns, symbolism, policing, and the narrowing of dissent By Ricky Pann The five-day visit of Israeli President Isaac Herzog to Australia in February 2026 was framed by the federal government as ...
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February 12, 2026 at 6:07 AM
“To use the Bondi tragedy as diplomatic cover for Herzog’s visit is not an act of healing. It is socially inflammatory populist theatre.”
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One does not need to assess Pauline Hanson’s rhetoric or motivations to conclude she will never be Prime Minister. The electoral system itself renders the prospect implausible.
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Why Pauline Hanson will never be Australia’s prime minister
Australian politics can produce surprises. We have seen independents overturn safe seats, minor parties hold the balance of power, and leaders rise and fall with dizzying speed. But there are limits t...
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February 12, 2026 at 5:51 AM
One does not need to assess Pauline Hanson’s rhetoric or motivations to conclude she will never be Prime Minister. The electoral system itself renders the prospect implausible.
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“Parliament has passed legislation expanding Australia’s preventive detention and surveillance powers under national security laws.”
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Australia Expands Preventive Detention and Surveillance Powers
By Denis Hay Canberra – Parliament has passed legislation expanding Australia’s preventive detention and surveillance powers under national security laws. The amendments extend existing counter-terr...
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February 12, 2026 at 5:19 AM
“Parliament has passed legislation expanding Australia’s preventive detention and surveillance powers under national security laws.”
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“Having orchestrated and executed the destruction of Gaza, the USA and Israel now position themselves as the necessary, and billable, agents of its reconstruction.”
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A Sermon of Despair: When Empires Bill the Ruins for Their Own Destruction
This article posits that the terminal phase of an extractive empire is not marked by military defeat, but by a descent into surreal, self-justifying absurdity. I examine the current moment where the U...
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February 12, 2026 at 4:56 AM
“Having orchestrated and executed the destruction of Gaza, the USA and Israel now position themselves as the necessary, and billable, agents of its reconstruction.”
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“The first thing the scribbly gums taught me was that even trees have diaries.”
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The track through the scrubby gums
The first thing the scribbly gums taught me was that even trees have diaries. You see it the moment you step onto the track – pale trunks covered in looping lines, as if someone has [...]
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February 12, 2026 at 3:53 AM
“The first thing the scribbly gums taught me was that even trees have diaries.”
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Trump needs to usher Netanyahu into the Oval Office today and immediately announce… ’You’re fired.’
Or is it vice versa?
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Or is it vice versa?
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Sixth Trump meeting with his de facto boss… good day to fire him
By Walt Zlotow President Trump’s de jure, constitutional boss is We the People. 348.4 million of us, giving Trump 58% of the Electoral College, hired him November 5, 2024. Trump serves and reports to ...
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February 12, 2026 at 1:30 AM
Trump needs to usher Netanyahu into the Oval Office today and immediately announce… ’You’re fired.’
Or is it vice versa?
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Or is it vice versa?
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Why impose financial penalties when you can threaten the very soul of a nation?
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The New Doctrine of Cultural Sanctions
In a bold reimagining of international diplomacy, President Trump has unveiled a groundbreaking strategic principle: if Canada make a new deal with China, “China Will ‘Terminate ALL Ice Hockey’ In Can...
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February 11, 2026 at 9:38 AM
Why impose financial penalties when you can threaten the very soul of a nation?
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“We have failed our own people, abandoning cost-of-living crises and a collapsing healthcare system to chase the favour of a war criminal.”
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The Provincial Governor and the Butcher-King – Australia’s Shameful Pantomime
It is a peculiar thing to watch a province play at being an empire. To witness a local governor, whose authority extends no further than the coastline, grovel before a foreign butcher as if receiving ...
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February 11, 2026 at 8:17 AM
“We have failed our own people, abandoning cost-of-living crises and a collapsing healthcare system to chase the favour of a war criminal.”
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“Labor still governs as if haunted by ghosts: of Murdoch’s tabloids, of Trump’s shadow, of talkback nationalism. So fearful of offending the pro-Israel lobby or a resurgent Washington, they have allowed Australia’s political stage to be colonised by a foreign narrative.”
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The Siege Within: How Clarity Died in the Aftermath of Bondi
The summer evening of December 14, 2025, began in the soft, amber glow of Hanukkah candles at Archer Park. It ended in the staccato rattle of rifle fire and the scent of sea spray mixed [...]
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February 11, 2026 at 7:28 AM
“Labor still governs as if haunted by ghosts: of Murdoch’s tabloids, of Trump’s shadow, of talkback nationalism. So fearful of offending the pro-Israel lobby or a resurgent Washington, they have allowed Australia’s political stage to be colonised by a foreign narrative.”
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“There is a serious sentiment in Washington that the nuclear stockpile will and should grow.”
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Bad Beginnings: The End of New START
Future of How awful could it get? The New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) expired on February 5, terminating an era of arms control and imposed limits on lunatically contrived nuclear weap...
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February 11, 2026 at 6:55 AM
“There is a serious sentiment in Washington that the nuclear stockpile will and should grow.”
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“While the government prepares red carpets and state banquets for a president of a genocide-accused state, it systematically neglects its own citizens: the First Australians, children in poverty, housing insecurity…”
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The Herzog Invitation: Australia’s Moral Bankruptcy as State Policy
The state visit of Israeli President Isaac Herzog is not a diplomatic event. It is a crystallization of Australia’s comprehensive moral and legal failure. This article analyses the invitation through ...
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February 11, 2026 at 3:10 AM
“While the government prepares red carpets and state banquets for a president of a genocide-accused state, it systematically neglects its own citizens: the First Australians, children in poverty, housing insecurity…”
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From our archives, and one to keep in mind if Frydenberg ever decided to run for parliament again.
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Staindl v Frydenberg: a pyrrhic victory for Josh?
With our legacy site soon shutting down, we’re excited to breathe new life into some of our most enduring articles by republishing them here on the new site over the coming week or two – [...]
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February 11, 2026 at 12:39 AM
From our archives, and one to keep in mind if Frydenberg ever decided to run for parliament again.
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“Many households feel worse off even when headline inflation eases. Rent, insurance, energy, healthcare gaps, and local government charges continue to rise faster than wages and pensions.”
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What Labor Isn’t Fixing
By Denis Hay A calm look at unresolved problems facing Australians Description What Labor isn’t fixing in Australia, covering cost of living, housing, outsourcing, media power, and weakened safeguard...
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February 10, 2026 at 11:51 PM
“Many households feel worse off even when headline inflation eases. Rent, insurance, energy, healthcare gaps, and local government charges continue to rise faster than wages and pensions.”
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“Australia has a problem with corruption in water supply because we don’t measure or manage water nationally.”
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Where did the water go?
By Dr Martha Knox Haly Australia has a problem with corruption in water supply because we don’t measure or manage water nationally. According to ANU research report in 2022, 200,000 Australians living...
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February 10, 2026 at 8:51 PM
“Australia has a problem with corruption in water supply because we don’t measure or manage water nationally.”
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Albanese versus Albanese.
“One bows to no president or prime minister and wears the onslaught of their wrath as a badge of honour.”
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“One bows to no president or prime minister and wears the onslaught of their wrath as a badge of honour.”
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Albanese v Albanese
ALBANESE v ALBANESE HERZOG, GENOCIDAL TERRORIST? The Australian Government has rolled out the red carpet for Israel’s President Isaac Herzog, a carpet sodden in the blood of more than 71,000 people mu...
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February 10, 2026 at 9:17 AM
Albanese versus Albanese.
“One bows to no president or prime minister and wears the onslaught of their wrath as a badge of honour.”
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“One bows to no president or prime minister and wears the onslaught of their wrath as a badge of honour.”
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“This government’s approach to AI isn’t careful deliberation. It’s conflicted paralysis.”
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We’re building the wrong future by default, and our government is asleep at the wheel
By Steve Davies While our Prime Minister and the Minister for the Public Service Katy Gallagher give polished speeches about “innovation” and “safeguards,” a live experiment is demonstrating exactly w...
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February 10, 2026 at 7:09 AM
“This government’s approach to AI isn’t careful deliberation. It’s conflicted paralysis.”
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“Australia’s foreign policy must be consistent with its legal obligations. Inviting leaders accused of war crimes to stand as symbols of national mourning is not just hypocritical; it is a violation of our duties under international law.”
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Bondi’s Blood, Herzog’s Shield: How Australia’s Grief was Hijacked for Geopolitics
The Massacre as a Mirror The Bondi massacre was not an aberration. It was a reflection, a brutal, unfiltered image of the fractures in Australia’s legal frameworks, the cynicism of its political class...
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February 10, 2026 at 5:14 AM
“Australia’s foreign policy must be consistent with its legal obligations. Inviting leaders accused of war crimes to stand as symbols of national mourning is not just hypocritical; it is a violation of our duties under international law.”
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