Author Archives: andrew

Making a difference – one million migrants at a time

Posted on May 13, 2026 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban Is it self censoring or a naive analytical blind spot that prompts the following: “(Angus) Taylor’s remarks were a distraction from a more important issue. The Coalition’s Australian Values Migration Plan treats migration as a problem of … Continue reading →

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Revulsion would curb antisemitism

Posted on May 12, 2026 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban Legislation won’t stop the hate that drives antisemitism, but legislation can stop manifestations of it. So can public intolerance of such hate. So can robust condemnation by political and social leadership. If revulsion to antisemitism were as … Continue reading →

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Australia, the buggered country

Posted on May 10, 2026 by andrew

 Andrew L. Urban  Every single witness in the first week of hearings at the Royal Commission into Antisemitism and Social Cohesion lamented that since October 7, Australia has changed – changed for the worse. No longer safe for Jews. Several … Continue reading →

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My nights in the Tower  between days at the movies

Posted on May 8, 2026 by andrew

A short drive by car but centuries by history, the Chateau de La Napoule near Cannes is a little known castle and art foundation with magical gardens and sculptures, right on the Mediterranean shore up the sand from the Cannes … Continue reading →

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Welcome to context

Posted on May 5, 2026 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban Contrary to his apparent intention, Dr Simon Longstaff’s heartfelt and personal reflection laid out in his column (The Australian, May 5, 2026) reinforces the inappropriateness of the practice known as “welcome to country” in 21st century Australia. … Continue reading →

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Stupid, really stupid – evidence is in

Posted on May 2, 2026 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban The mother of all unchallenged false premises, that fossil fuel emissions drive global warming, has delivered a bastard of policy settings, dumped on a gullible (stupid?) Australia, to nurture. After 30-plus years of wealth-draining activism, the stupidity … Continue reading →

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The Royal fig leaf Commission

Posted on April 30, 2026 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban The Royal Commission on Antisemitism was reluctantly established, but only as a fig leaf for the naked antisemitism of Labor. The interim report delivered today, its focus on the security agencies, contains some common sense recommendations (which … Continue reading →

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Black mark for Brown, the ANZAC Day uncle

Posted on April 28, 2026 by andrew

The Aboriginal activist who faced boos during a “welcome to country” at Melbourne’s ANZAC Day dawn service is under renewed scrutiny over past remarks celebrating the killing of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk, according to this report in Rebel … Continue reading →

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Forget reason when facing unreasonables

Posted on April 24, 2026 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban It is said that you can’t reason people out of a position which they didn’t reason themselves into. And that seems to apply (not only to family and friends but also) to dictators, ideology-driven regimes and Islamist … Continue reading →

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Viva refinery bonfire of the climate change vanities

Posted on April 17, 2026 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban  The Viva Energy refinery fire in Geelong (16/4/2026) was not only a real gutpunch to our energy resources but also a symbolic bonfire of the vanities of our energy policies. Let me correct that: to the Labor … Continue reading →

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