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As UNHRC member we should not reward terrorists
By Andrew L. Urban. Now that Australia is to be a card carrying member of the UN’s Human Rights Council from January 2018 (alongside Cuba, China, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Rwanda, etc) we can stop smirking and actually do something useful … Continue reading
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Answering “the moron’s question”
Review by Andrew L. Urban. CLIMATE CHANGE DELUSION AND THE GREAT ELECTRICITY RIPOFF By Ian Plimer Connor Court Publishing, paperback, 435 pp approx., $39.95 ISBN 9781925501629 Stop it, Australia, or you’ll go blind …. but Ian Plimer’s latest book offers … Continue reading
How will YOU celebrate a YES vote?
Andrew L. Urban. The Labor caucus, it was reported (The Australian, 17/10/2017), has said NO to inserting extra protections for religious freedoms in any bill to legalise same sex marriage should the government’s $122 million postal survey return a YES … Continue reading
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Climate critics can’t keep up with Abbott?
Andrew L. Urban. Sneers and insults were the response de rigeur from the uninformed, to Tony Abbott’s speech a couple of days ago (Oct. 9) to the Global Warming Policy Foundation in London, in which he made the point that … Continue reading
Book reviews: Mark Latham, David Leyonhjelm: Australian Warriors for Liberty
Outsiders – ‘I won’t be silenced’ By Mark Latham Wilkinson Publishing, paperback, 208 pages, October 2017, rrp $39.99 Freedom’s Salesman By David Leyonhjelm Wilkinson Publishing, paperback, 367 pages, October 2017, rrp $44.99 By Andrew L. Urban. It is sobering if not downright … Continue reading
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Weak kneed protests
Andrew L. Urban. Instead of taking the knee, as they call it in America when rock star sportsmen go down on one knee instead of standing tall for the national anthem, these earnest looking sportsmen turned social justice warriors should … Continue reading
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The naïve and the activists are joined in marriage
The acrimony of the SSM debate owes much to the fact that the hard core activists masquerading under the equality banner on the Yes side are leading the naïve romantics under the love is love banner – and No voters … Continue reading
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Behaviour goes to character in SSM debate
By Andrew L. Urban. “…a question or topic such as this should be considered based on its own meaning, value and consequences, and not by the behaviour of its proponents or detractors,” writes John Ryan in his thoughtful essay (Spectator … Continue reading
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Father figures, family trees and SSM
Andrew L. Urban We can all agree that adoptive parents – including same sex couples – can be as loving and caring as biological ones. But there is much more to ‘family’ than a loving hug, as we can all … Continue reading
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Short changed on climate
Andrew L. Urban How to spend $3 billion of taxpayers’ money every year in the knowledge that not only are you not getting what you paid for but are creating an energy crisis? Ask Australia. Our uninformed political class – … Continue reading