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Election 2028 – the movie
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?
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
Gazan babies not starving, Royal Commission expectations not high – reports
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
“A shocking betrayal at the Royal Commission” Indigenous leaders claim
Andrew L. Urban. There was “a shocking betrayal and re-traumatisation of Jewish people at the Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion” say Barbara and Munganbana Norman Miller, co-founders of Indigenous Friends of Israel International. Writing in The Weekend Australian … Continue reading
It’s the sheila-shield women who need to apologise
Andrew L. Urban The PM’s sheila-shield of Gallagher, Plibersek, Wong and the rest, has now locked the PM out of any apology over his juvenile juggling of Japanese melons. How could Albo now apologise when these women have all said … Continue reading
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No Frydenberg at the RC is no surprise
Andrew L. Urban According to The Australian’s editorial (11/8/2026) “There is no political reason to exclude (Josh Frydenberg): Labor MPs Mark Dreyfus and Josh Burns have testified.” Here, in a single sentence, the editorial exposes and contradicts the opposite of … Continue reading
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Bad omens at the Royal Commission & Frydenberg’s seven steps
Andrew L. Urban Given that only the manifestations of antisemitism can be held in check by laws, not the bigoted mindset, Josh Frydenberg’s article in The Australian proposing steps to do that (The royal commission must be the circuit breaker, … Continue reading
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Believe all women vs trust but verify
Writing in her substack column, BETTINA ARNDT reports on the damage to men falsely accused of rape by women, often for revenge weapon, weaponising a legal system biased in their favour – and the devastating impact on the men’s lives.
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Built to fail? NACC: the integrity body undermined from the start
In April 2026, Nick Feik, Michelle Fahy and Elizabeth Minter published the results of their investigation into the National Anti-Corruption Commission in The Point.* and find that the NACC’s three current deputy commissioners as a group represent the least qualified … Continue reading
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The ABC of hate speech, torture porn fantasy and amorality
Andrew L. Urban It’s not bad taste; it’s ugly hate speech wrapped in a torture porn fantasy. I bet you know exactly what I’m talking about. Yep, I’m piling on to the outrage expressed by so many at the ABC’s … Continue reading
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