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Unforgiven – when sorry is unanswered

Posted on September 1, 2017 by andrew

By Andrew L. Urban. It was 18 years ago last weekend that then Prime Minister John Howard moved a Motion of Reconciliation, including an expression of ‘deep and sincere regret that indigenous Australians suffered injustices under the practices of past … Continue reading →

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Take from terrorists what they care about

Posted on August 23, 2017 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban Home grown terrorists in the West are difficult to detect and suppress. Many jihadists welcome death as martyrdom, leaving security forces without a practical threat. So what leverage do we have? Could a US Red Beret, Terry … Continue reading →

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What voters look forward to in the SSM debate

Posted on August 14, 2017 by andrew

By Andrew L. Urban. 1 – Voters are looking forward to Labour’s Shadow Attorney General becoming more familiar with the law. Marriage ‘equality’ as far as equality at law is concerned was achieved decades ago, as the Shadow Attorney General … Continue reading →

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Faking the temperature

Posted on August 10, 2017 by andrew

By Andrew L. Urban. Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) is in hot water after revelations that have cast doubt on the reliability and veracity of its temperature recording. But the problem of unreliable temperature measurements is global and historic, some … Continue reading →

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Inequality is the human condition, Bill

Posted on August 3, 2017 by andrew

By Andrew L. Urban Whaddaya mean by ‘tackling inequality’, Bill? Don’t you know that inequality is built into the human condition? You can’t wish it away, spend it away or tax it away. “The current tax system isn’t fair,” you … Continue reading →

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RIP Liu Xiaobo – dream of Chinese democracy lives on

Posted on July 17, 2017 by andrew

Edited extracts from The Economist, July 15, 2017, with commentary by Andrew L. Urban. Liu Xiaobo, who died on July 13, was hardly a household name in the West. Yet of those in China who have called for democracy, resisting … Continue reading →

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Inconvenient drivel

Posted on July 16, 2017 by andrew

By Andrew L. Urban. Al Gore’s new film, An Inconvenient Sequel – Truth to Power, opens in Australia on August 10, 2017. What a pity. Truth to Power? Lies to people, would be a more accurate title for this blurt … Continue reading →

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North Korea – a ‘no launch’ policy

Posted on July 10, 2017 by andrew

By Andrew L. Urban. Trump is stumped, Putin is powerless, Macron and Merkel are as if mute and we, all over the world, are a little concerned about North Korea’s missile rattling and the nuclear gun bulging in its pocket. … Continue reading →

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Sydney (pseudo)Science Festival 2017

Posted on July 4, 2017 by andrew

By Andrew L. Urban. The Sydney Science Festival (Aug 8 – 20, 2017) has programmed an Opera House berth (on August 16, 2017) for discussing the government’s role in climate change – or rather, a presentation to reinforce the ruling … Continue reading →

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Into the nothing: first Europe, now Australia

Posted on June 23, 2017 by andrew

By Andrew L. Urban.  Douglas Murray’s new book, The Strange Death of Europe: immigration, identity, Islam (Bloomsbury Continuum, 2017) is ‘a highly personal account of a continent and culture caught in the act of suicide’. It’s not only Europe …. The … Continue reading →

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