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The schemers, the naive, the fearful – and the harlots

 Andrew L. Urban It was late Sunday morning, March 23, 2025 when Kathrine posted her question in the reader comments at the end of Bjorn Lomborg’s article, “United Nations ‘propaganda’ on climate costing the world trillions” in the Weekend Australian. … Continue reading

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Electric shock: it’s much worse than you think

Andrew L. Urban Startled, I stared at my electricity bill. My consumption over the quarter had decreased by 4.62%. The bill, however, was 20% higher, at $542.66. I live alone. (Cat doesn’t count…) And that’s before the 9% price rise … Continue reading

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Labor Government’s dirty tricks to cancel conservative conference revealed

ANDREW COOPER, Founder & National Director of the CPAC.network, in this letter to its followers, reveals how sometimes secret manoeuvres by Labor forced the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) out of Sydney….for now. Holding a conference sounds simple, right? Well, … Continue reading

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Ridicule to demean antisemitism – the AI essay

Andrew L. Urban It was late evening, after the current affairs shows had yet again flooded my TV with stories about antisemitic attacks. The absurdities of anti-Israel bile, of antisemitism and hatred swirled around every network in various manifestations. I … Continue reading

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COMING SOON: FRAMED – Urban’s new book on Robert Xie

Subtitled “How the legal system framed Robert Xie for the Lin family murders”, Urban’s latest book tells the astonishing true story of how a weak circumstantial case plus a combination of incompetence and unethical behaviour throughout the legal system, from … Continue reading

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Watch your language – we’re at war

Andrew L. Urban The Muslim community represented by the 50 signatories on the United Muslim Community Statement  of Monday, February 17, 2025 is a declaration of war against Judeo-Christian Australia. No Muslim organisation has (so far) challenged or disowned it. As … Continue reading

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Don’t fall for Putin’s NATO furphy

Andrew L. Urban As Trump and Putin spend over an hour on the phone today (Feb. 13 as I write) to talk potential peace, I wish I could have listened in. And interrupted … Putin makes a big deal complaining … Continue reading

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Palestinians from Gaza have a reservation at Hotel Islamic Republic of Iran

Andrew L. Urban At some point, Gazans will need to relocate during the rebuilding of Gaza, with or without Donald Trump’s towering fantasy becoming reality. But could the art of Trump’s hypothetical Gaza deal include the Islamic Republic of Iran … Continue reading

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Open letter to US President Donald Trump

Via Erika Olsen, Charge d’affaires, US Embassy, Canberra January 29, 2025 Dear President Trump, You are the only person on earth who could save the severe damage being done to western economies by the pursuit of politically motivated and mischievous … Continue reading

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Sabotage – Arthur gets it

Andrew L. Urban A bloke called Arthur Alexander from Camp Mountain, a community of less that 1,500 people some 20kms north west of Brisbane, has a clear view all the way to reality. He wrote a short but sharp letter … Continue reading

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