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Australians on death row: a win-win option

Posted on February 17, 2015 by andrew

Letter to Foreign Affairs Minister The Hon Julie Bishop MP February 14, 2015 Dear Foreign Affairs Minister Julie Bishop, With the greatest respect for your work in Foreign Affairs in general and the extraordinary efforts to avert the executions of … Continue reading →

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A law unto their learned selves

Posted on February 15, 2015 by andrew

Examples of senior legal practitioners disregarding the law and not being held accountable for it is evident in Australia’s criminal legal system writes Andrew L. Urban. The judges of the South Australian court of criminal appeal have accepted that Henry … Continue reading →

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Putin – takeout

Posted on February 11, 2015 by andrew

The takeout on Putin is that his increasing belligerence is fuelling ridicule. By Andrew L. Urban. MUNICH — It was at the venerable Munich Security Conference in 2007 that Vladimir Putin first sounded the resentful Cold War blast that now … Continue reading →

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Anger itself fires furies of ISlam

Posted on February 4, 2015 by andrew

It’s not a mistake: I fully intend to write it as ISlam, highlighting the inbuilt anger in the very title of the religion that is setting the world on fire. By Andrew L. Urban. I found an article about Andy … Continue reading →

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Kim Slater: How I became involved in newDemocracy

Posted on January 25, 2015 by andrew

Kim Slater is the Principal of County Securities. He runs a Sydney boutique financial advisory firm and is a recent donor and supporter of the newDemocracy Foundation. This letter first appeared in the newDemocracy Foundation Newsletter, January 23, 2015 and … Continue reading →

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Henry Keogh: forensic evidence withheld by the Crown

Posted on January 19, 2015 by andrew

“ … we conclude that the applicant has established that a substantial miscarriage of justice has occurred.” Andrew L. Urban reports. When Henry Keogh walked out of jail just in time for Christmas 2014, he had served 10 extra years … Continue reading →

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Fighting terrorism – the missing link

Posted on January 17, 2015 by andrew

Invite senior Muslims to the secular world leaders’ microphone, says Andrew L. Urban.   When President Barack Obama of the US and Prime Minister David Cameron of the UK stood shoulder to shoulder at the White House to announce a joint … Continue reading →

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Not offended, insulted – laughing

Posted on January 13, 2015 by andrew

By Andrew L. Urban I can claim to have interviewed someone from perhaps the smallest and potentially most vulnerable minority group in contempo Australia: a club footed black dyke. Rachel was a delightful interview subject and anything but a victim. … Continue reading →

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Islam has given birth to monsters – Muslim philosopher

Posted on January 13, 2015 by andrew

In an open letter* to the Muslim world, nothing short of a shattering indictment, French Muslim philosopher Abdennour Bidar writes that Islam has given birth to monsters and needs reform – from within. Excerpts edited by Andrew L. Urban. “Where … Continue reading →

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From dictatorship to democracy – weapons of non-violent revolution

Posted on January 6, 2015 by andrew

By Andrew L. Urban Nobel Peace Prize nominee Gene Sharp has listed 198 ‘weapons’ that can be used in non-violent revolutions. And he’s adamant that they should indeed be considered weapons and that non-violent revolution is not for sissies. Nor … Continue reading →

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