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Why I detest climate activists

Posted on March 6, 2024 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban Three climate activists were arrested and charged on Tuesday, March 5, 2024, after parking a large truck across three lanes of Melbourne’s busy West Gate Bridge, causing peak-hour traffic delays on day two of the ASEAN-Australia Special … Continue reading →

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Trump could trump Putin on Ukraine

Posted on March 4, 2024 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban Vladimir Putin is playing his cards in the Ukraine Invasion Stakes as if he held the trump card. A resolute player at the table might well trump that card. On the 2nd anniversary of his invasion of … Continue reading →

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A way out of Net Zero

Posted on March 3, 2024 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban writes to the Liberals with a proposal to abandon Net Zero policies – and get elected. Dear Peter Dutton, CC Ted O’Brien I’ve been badgering and ridiculing Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen in this publication … Continue reading →

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Dear Minister … dear indeed

Posted on February 26, 2024 by andrew

We publish this letter in the interests of all Australians shocked by electricity costs. Dear Chris ‘Talmighty’ Bowen,  I write to let you know that I got my electricity bill last week. You shoulda seen it, mate! When I opened … Continue reading →

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Navalny lives!

Posted on February 23, 2024 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban Murdered to crush the spirit of freedom in Russia, Alexei Navalny’s death in a Siberian penal colony instead ignited a bonfire of determination that will not be extinguished. Navalny lives on as an eternal inspiration – more … Continue reading →

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Hamas not held to account – Israel is. Que?

Posted on February 12, 2024 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban If you want absolute proof that the west is built on Judeo-Christian principles, the unconditional absolving of Hamas, after its assault on Israel, from all care and responsibility towards its own population is a pretty strong start. … Continue reading →

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Voter fraud? Yes it was – update

Posted on February 10, 2024 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban Analysts in a new study say they can conclude that 28.2 % of respondents who voted by mail in the 2020 US presidential elections committed at least one type of behaviour that is “under most circumstances, illegal” … Continue reading →

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Nurse Cathy’s welcome to country

Posted on January 23, 2024 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban As the baby girl began her life-affirming cry on the birthing table in the hospital, nurse Cathy began to recite a welcome to country – much to the surprise of the new mother, a proud Aboriginal woman. … Continue reading →

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Volodymyr Zelensky – the frontline President

Posted on January 22, 2024 by andrew

The second book by Andrew L. Urban and Chris McLeod to examine Ukraine’s President in the context of the Russian invasion of February 2022, contrasts Zelensky, often at the front line leading his military with Russia’s Vladimir Putin anywhere but … Continue reading →

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The voter fraud that dare not speak its name

Posted on January 17, 2024 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban According to recent polling around the consequential caucuses just held, some 80% of Iowa Republicans believe Joe Biden’s presidency is illegitimate due to voter fraud. What’s wrong with the other 20%, I wonder. But then Donald Trump … Continue reading →

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