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By Andrew L. Urban. An Iowa, US, hair salon received major social media backlash this week after posting a photo of Ivanka Trump when she visited the store to get her hair styled before an event, reports Katherine Lam for … Continue reading
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What Kim Jong-un wants
By Andrew L. Urban. What does young Kim of North Korea want? That’s what political junkies and politicians around the world are wondering, as are columnists and journalists, in the long lead up to the proposed May 2018 meeting between … Continue reading
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What future for migrants & refugees?
By Andrew L. Urban Douglas Murray’s provocative article in The Weekend Australian, (17/18 March, 2018), ‘Add new migrants and stir carefully’ discusses the challenges of mass migration from the point of view of Australia and other host countries. But do … Continue reading
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George Soros: wealthy, not wise
By Andrew L. Urban ‘In the United States, President Donald Trump would like to establish his own mafia-style state but cannot, because the Constitution, other institutions, and a vibrant civil society won’t allow it.’ That’s the third sentence in an … Continue reading
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That’s not climate change …
By Andrew L. Urban Global warming – more like global hotting at times – was a function of earth’s climate long before humans used coal; or even knew what it was. In a paper published in Climate Etc (January 25, … Continue reading
Memo to Republicans: Australia not a real colony
Andrew L. Urban The fundamental difference between Australia as a ‘colony’ and every other colony of an imperial power is that Britain sent its own citizens (however unwilling) to establish it. Never mind the reasons, the important point in any … Continue reading
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Lloyd Rayney & how tunnel vision blinds police
By Andrew L. Urban The WA police defamed an innocent man by publicly naming him soon after starting their investigation as the only suspect in his wife’s murder. He was eventually (three years later) charged, tried and acquitted. Twice. He … Continue reading
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Bare faced lawyers: confessions of the legal profession
Innocent people – at least 71 known*, the total unknowable – have been held or are stuck in Australian jails on lengthy sentences for murders or rapes they did not commit. This comes as no surprise to those who, like … Continue reading
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Manufacturing consensus
Andrew L. Urban Just out, the first book to be published by the US based Global Warming Foundation is by the Australian writer/researcher Bernie Lewin, a detailed – and damning – historical deconstruction of the origins of the Intergovernmental Panel … Continue reading
C’mon, Harry, be a (big) show-off
By Andrew L. Urban. How about ‘The Harry Triguboff Research Hospital’, its $1 billion cost fully paid for by His Meritonship, Harry Triguboff, a giant monument to philanthropy and good will – showing off in a really big way. It’s … Continue reading
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