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Michael Taylor @ausindimedia.bsky.social · 58m

For something completely different: How to be a gentleman.

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Wounded Nostalgia: GQ Tips for the Modern Gentleman

It reads like a lament of wounded nostalgia, cresting on a resigned sigh. “Knowing how to be a gentleman used to be straightforward: There were codes that were passed down, instilled, and strictly enf...

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Michael Taylor @ausindimedia.bsky.social · 16h

Who’s very old?

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Michael Taylor @ausindimedia.bsky.social · 16h

But it makes for good comedy, Andrew.

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Michael Taylor @ausindimedia.bsky.social · 16h

An opinion piece this week suggested that Tony Abbott is just what the Liberal Party needs right now. Why only Abbott? Why not the lot? Imagine it: a glorious Liberal revival, starring the greatest hits of yesteryear. Let’s make it a full-blown reunion tour.

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The Liberal Party needs Abbott - and the whole circus back

An opinion piece this week suggested that Tony Abbott is just what the Liberal Party needs right now. Apparently, someone missed the memo from ten years ago – the one that said, “Thanks, Tony, but [.....

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Michael Taylor @ausindimedia.bsky.social · 18h

“To honour World Environmental Education Day, the Australian Koala Foundation calls on Australians to reflect on the role of education in protecting not only Koalas but also the ecosystems we all share.”

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World Environmental Education Day - Why It Matters for Australia’s Koalas

Australian Koala Foundation Media Release The Australian Koala Foundation (AKF) is proud to recognise World Environmental Education Day, a global event that highlights the importance of education in p...

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Michael Taylor @ausindimedia.bsky.social · 20h

President Trump has sounded the alarm on the radical group known as ANTIFA, painting them as a shadowy network of extremists hell-bent on chaos and destruction. He could be right. Look at their history: they’ve stormed beaches, kidnapped officials, invaded homes.

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The menace of ANTIFA: a clear and present danger

ANTIFA represents one of the most dangerous forces we’ve ever seen - willing to go to any lengths to dismantle the established order.

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Michael Taylor @ausindimedia.bsky.social · 1d

“Australians are increasingly feeling that corporations & lobbyists are drowning out their voices. Major industries donate millions to political parties, hire former politicians as lobbyists, & shape public policy to serve their own private interests.”

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Democracy for Sale: The Hidden Cost of Corporate Power

Democracy for Sale reveals how the hidden costs of corporate power in Australian politics harm citizens and hinder fair reforms.

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Michael Taylor @ausindimedia.bsky.social · 1d

Trump will take all the credit, but who did all the work?

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Trump’s Gaza triumph wasn’t his alone

The Gaza peace agreement, whatever name it finally bears, should stand as a testament to shared effort rather than singular glory to Trump.

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Michael Taylor @ausindimedia.bsky.social · 1d

The irony. Trump is the sort of character his own administration is trying to keep out of America.

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Trump: should he be let back in?

Note: This article is satire (or wishful thinking). BREAKING: President Trump Denied Re-Entry Into U.S. Under Precedent Set By His Own Administration In a stunning application of long-standing policy,...

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Michael Taylor @ausindimedia.bsky.social · 1d

Peace talks, or cinema?

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Worlds Extinguished: Hostage Returns, Central Casting and the Gaza Ceasefire

Depending on which source you consult, the twenty-point peace plan of President Donald Trump for securing peace in Gaza shows much exultance and extravagant omission. The exultance was initially focus...

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Michael Taylor @ausindimedia.bsky.social · 1d

“The most dangerous path for any economy is to go down the path of the military industrial complex.”

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The Manufacture of Arms and the Market Place

By Andrew Klein The most dangerous path for any economy is to go down the path of the military industrial complex. It produces nothing of benefit for the society concerned but creates wealth for a [.....

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Michael Taylor @ausindimedia.bsky.social · 1d

From our archives: May His Like Never Be Seen Again.

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From our archives: May His Like Never Be Seen Again

His type should never be seen again. Born from the dark well of swill and advertising, former Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison was always the apotheosis of politics’ worst tendencies: shallow ...

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Michael Taylor @ausindimedia.bsky.social · 2d

In the grand theatre of American dysfunction, where the script is written in thought bubbles and the props are recycled from 2020, the media plays the role of hapless understudy – nodding along to every soliloquy of balderdash without so much as a heckle.

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The Media’s Mute Button

In the grand theatre of American dysfunction, where the script is written in thought bubbles and the props are recycled from 2020, the media plays the role of hapless understudy – nodding along to eve...

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Michael Taylor @ausindimedia.bsky.social · 2d

And another thing: President Biden had a much better Press Secretary.

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Michael Taylor @ausindimedia.bsky.social · 2d

Learning to cope with conflicting paradigms in US Global Alliance.

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Political Futures: Learning to Cope with Conflicting Paradigms in US Global Alliance

Prime Minister Albanese is growing in confidence on both domestic and international fronts. Expect the Prime Minister’s encounter with President Trump to be a well-choreographed affair on 20 October 2...

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Michael Taylor @ausindimedia.bsky.social · 2d

This country has enough money to pay every person on a pension or an income support payment an extra $100 a week. But governments prefer to pander to the rich. 😡

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Michael Taylor @ausindimedia.bsky.social · 2d

“The number of people living in poverty in Australia has increased to 1 in 7, according to a new ACOSS and UNSW report released today at the start of Anti-Poverty Week.”

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Poverty increases to 1 in 7 people: New report

ACOSS and UNSW Media Release The number of people living in poverty in Australia has increased to 1 in 7, according to a new ACOSS and UNSW report released today at the start of Anti-Poverty [...]

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Michael Taylor @ausindimedia.bsky.social · 2d

“On a quiet Sunday in March, 2023, near Palmview, Texas, a grandmother and her seven-year-old granddaughter were killed when a Texas Department of Public Safety trooper, pursuing a car suspected of carrying migrants, plowed into their vehicle.”

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The Pink Rabbit on Highway 83

By James Moore “They can take my money, they can rob my family, they can lock me away, but I will keep coming back. I will keep crossing, again and again, until I make [...]

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Michael Taylor @ausindimedia.bsky.social · 2d

“Every generation faces a defining choice. Ours is simple but profound:

Continue arming for the wars of others, or build a peace that serves our people and neighbours alike.”

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Australia Peace and Neutrality: A Path to Regional Stability

Australia peace and neutrality can strengthen diplomacy, use dollar sovereignty wisely, and build stability across the Indo-Pacific region.

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Michael Taylor @ausindimedia.bsky.social · 3d

In a bold bid to drag the Liberal Party kicking and screaming into the modern era, Sussan Ley announced plans to hoist the party all the way from the 1950s to the 1990s. It’s a big leap.

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The Liberal Party’s Great Leap Forward (to 1996)

In a bold bid to drag the Liberal Party kicking and screaming into the modern era, Sussan Ley announced plans to hoist the party all the way from the 1950s to the 1990s – “a [...]

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Michael Taylor @ausindimedia.bsky.social · 3d

“Across social media, emails, and private messages, ordinary Americans are asking people in Australia, Canada, and beyond for one simple thing: ‘Please tell us the truth. We’re not getting it here’.”

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How overseas allies can peacefully help Americans access the truth

A call to peaceful assistance Across social media, emails, and private messages, ordinary Americans are asking people in Australia, Canada, and beyond for one simple thing: “Please tell us the truth. ...

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Michael Taylor @ausindimedia.bsky.social · 3d

Did they get this one wrong?

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Outsized and Eccentric: The Farce Behind the Nobel Peace Prize

The fuss about the Nobel Peace Prize has always been excessively outsized to its relevance. Like most prizes, the panel is bound to have its treasure trove of prejudices and eccentricities in reaching...

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Michael Taylor @ausindimedia.bsky.social · 3d

The bloke who wrote it lives in Chicago. He’s very anti-Trump at the moment. 😃

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Michael Taylor @ausindimedia.bsky.social · 4d

The United States is now governed by a man who has stopped pretending to care about limits – legal, moral, or institutional… What began as absurdity has evolved into authoritarianism.

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The End of the Joke

The laughter stopped years ago. The consequences haven’t. For years, Donald Trump was treated as a punchline – a blustering reality show host who stumbled into the presidency, mocked for his ego, his ...

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Michael Taylor @ausindimedia.bsky.social · 4d

“From the creators of unchecked capitalism and algorithmic outrage comes the board game you can’t stop playing – because you already are.”

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American Windows - the Delux Edition

Part parody, part mirror, American Windows: The Deluxe Edition distills modern power politics into six easy decks and one impossible exit.

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