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Groupthink disease strikes serious columnists

Posted on October 17, 2020 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban We don’t want groupthink from our top columnists. “Donald Trump can still win the US election. But he would need the greatest comeback in presidential history. The reality is that Trump is on track to lose by … Continue reading →

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Cartoon too ‘upsetting’ to print

Posted on October 12, 2020 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban A cartoon (see below) by veteran cartoonist Michael Leunig scheduled for publication on September 7, 2020, was pulled from The Age because apparently the senior editorial staff thought it conveyed views about mask wearing that might upset … Continue reading →

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Treat China as a political psychopath

Posted on October 11, 2020 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban In respect of China, “The dilemma for Australia is how to steer the ailing ship of state through the decoupling storm at a time of historic weakness and uncertainty,” according to Alan Dupont, CEO of geopolitical risk … Continue reading →

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Peter Versi to the rescue

Posted on October 10, 2020 by andrew

Italian Australian businessman Peter Versi is one individual who has made a difference and quietly enriched our democracy by his actions. Helped others. Donated time. Saved lives. Risked his own. And he didn’t do all that to boast on social … Continue reading →

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Live Not By Lies – but by free speech

Posted on October 6, 2020 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban Gulag survivor and author Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn famously said that one of the biggest mistakes people make is assuming totalitarianism can’t happen in their country. That’s the motivation for New York Times best selling author Rod Dreher’s new … Continue reading →

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Constitutional dunny paper

Posted on October 5, 2020 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban Hi Folks, welcome to our neck of the woods (mind the charred koalas). The dunny is down the back there and you’ll find it well supplied with paper. We had several copies of the Constitution that we … Continue reading →

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COVID19 – Ignoring information has hurt democracy

Posted on September 26, 2020 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban. Over and above the deadly blunders that have claimed hundreds of lives (the majority of the total), failing to adapt policies and regulations in light of the mass of emerging information about Covid19 has been the most … Continue reading →

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Why Noor bin Ladin urges ‘vote for Trump’

Posted on September 21, 2020 by andrew

In a passionate Letter to America, the niece of Osama bin Laden sets out a coherent and compelling case for an America led by Donald Trump. She writes because she is “heartbroken to see how an entire generation was successfully … Continue reading →

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Pandemic panic perverts politics

Posted on September 21, 2020 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban The Wuhan virus aka Covid19 has panicked Western leaders (not all, but most) into behaving irrationally and dishonestly. Australia, so lightly touched by the virus, has been especially poorly served by a panicked political class, an incompetent … Continue reading →

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Anna and The Fly – a parable for our times

Posted on September 20, 2020 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban Once upon a time there was a girl called Anna, who lived in a lovely sunny house with a view of fields, forests and the sea. All was well in her family house, furnished with many lovely … Continue reading →

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