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Bowen misinformation is the real climate misinformation

Posted on September 5, 2026 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban.  The anthropogenic global warming scenario was launched on June 23, 1988 in the US Senate committee with the testimony of James Hansen of NASA. In the Senate, a political not a scientific setting. It’s well to remember … Continue reading →

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Pied piper of politics misunderstood

Posted on September 3, 2026 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban.  They don’t get it: One Nation is not your common or garden party. It attracts voters because it is showing the ruling parties – Labor, Liberal, National – the way towards a better set of policies … … Continue reading →

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Muslim vote tail wagging Labor policy dog

Posted on September 1, 2026 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban. Both foreign and domestic policy decisions by the Albanese Labor government are being skewed by the Muslim vote in a handful of seats, mostly in Western Sydney. Protecting this vote has fused Labor’s anti-Israel sentiment in foreign … Continue reading →

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Royal Commission: there was (is) time – where was (is) the will?

Posted on August 28, 2026 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban. Like the PM who aimed at guns not radical Islam in response to the Bondi massacre, the Royal Commissioner is also blind to a key question: what role did the Government’s actions, inactions and behaviour play in … Continue reading →

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Australia’s disreputable Royal Commission

Posted on August 28, 2026 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban. I made my submission to the Royal Commission on February 25, 2026. The main thrust of it is that the socio-political environment in Australia which tolerated antisemitic demonstrations and riots was in large part stimulated by the … Continue reading →

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It’s not a test of Hansen but of the High Court

Posted on August 26, 2026 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban. Pauline Hanson seeks leave to appeal to the High Court, having been found by the Federal Court to be in breach of section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act, and if the case proceeds, the High Court … Continue reading →

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Hey, look at this: a judge with morals, brains and balls

Posted on August 24, 2026 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban. “Justice Jackman has emerged as a voice of reform and accountability in the legal world, particularly after he issued an extra­ordinary rebuke in June of six fellow judges for their “egregious” delays in handing down judgments,” writes … Continue reading →

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Election 2028 – the movie

Posted on August 21, 2026 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban. Casting has begun for a new big budget Australian movie set on the eve of the 2028 federal election. A panel in a pre-election results discussion on News24 is discussing the chances of One Nation winning in … Continue reading →

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Chris Bowen struck dumb by rising seas in Tuvalu?

Posted on August 18, 2026 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban. “I’ll go on a limb and say I’m probably one of, if not the only person in this room who’s been to Tuvalu. I’ve stood at the most narrow point of Tuvalu and seen the impact of … Continue reading →

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Gazan babies not starving, Royal Commission expectations not high – reports

Posted on August 17, 2026 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban. “Forensic inquiry or ‘tokenistic’: Will Royal Commission deliver solutions to antisemitism crisis?” That’s the splash headline in The Australian today (17 August, 2026). In another story, under the headline “How Hamas outsmarted the UN and Western media … Continue reading →

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