Author Archives: andrew

Can our politicians possibly get any worse?

Posted on May 26, 2026 by andrew

Steve Waterson* Begging your indulgence, I’d like to revisit an old theme this week. At the height of the Covid interregnum, when governments abrogated their duty to act in the interests of the Australian population and instead handed control of … Continue reading →

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Parisites still eating our lunch

Posted on May 25, 2026 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban  Australia is an ongoing feast for the Parisites; these are the Paris agreement-revering organisms that live off or within our national organism, obtaining nourishment and protection while offering no benefit in return. Below is an extract from … Continue reading →

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The future is not what it used to be – climate hysteria hits the wall

Posted on May 24, 2026 by andrew

The framework driving IPCC climate modelling has officially ditched the extreme scenarios as implausible, writes Roger Pielke jr in Climate Change Dispatch. The new framework has eliminated the most extreme scenarios that have dominated climate research over much of the past several decades — specifically, RCP8.5, … Continue reading →

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Xi not dumb enough to invade Taiwan

Posted on May 17, 2026 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban Reality check: Despite the many illustrious commentators and foreign affairs specialists warning and worrying, in my humble opinion Chinese president Xi Jinping is not dumb enough to invade Taiwan, irrespective of how Russia fares in Ukraine. He … Continue reading →

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Giggle v Tickle is pretended justice but good business for the legal profession

Posted on May 16, 2026 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban Charles Dickens maintained that  “The one great principle of the English law is to make business for itself”. Yesterday in the Federal Court’s decision to uphold Tickle’s  appeal against Giggle for Girls, my cynical antenna detected such … Continue reading →

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Craven report damns Universities on ‘repressive’ antisemitism

Posted on May 15, 2026 by andrew

Jewish academics are being “targeted and silenced’’, sacked or boycotted, Emeritus Professor Greg Craven found in his government-initiated investigation of 32 universities. His damning report, released on May 14, 2026, exposes ongoing intimidation and harassment of Jewish staff and students … Continue reading →

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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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