Category Archives: Democracy and global warming policies

Andrew L. Urban Anthony ‘Albo’ Albanese is determined to undermine (poor pun) Australia’s economy in pursuit of a socialist, energy-poor future. The evidence for that claim is him welding Chris Bowen to the climate change and energy portfolio post-election. As … Continue reading →

Andrew L. Urban Now I’m not picking on anyone in particular, but dear self identifying‘climate deniers’ in the media and the public square generally, as the ‘reality denier alarmists’ like to call us…PLEASE don’t fall into the trap of trying … Continue reading →

Andrew L. Urban As Australians prepare to vote for the nature of their future on May 3, I can report that back in the day, the much revered 17th / 18th century satirist Jonathan Swift (no relation to Taylor) confronted (or … Continue reading →

Long live Chris Bowen!  Andrew L. Urban As you pop your eyeballs back in place, lift your jaw off the floor and pour a stiff drink after reading the headline, please read on; you will come to join the chorus … Continue reading →

Andrew L. Urban A serious question for voters in this federal election campaign: If climate change is a scientific matter, why wasn’t it presented in a scientifically credible peer reviewed paper in a scientific or educational institution? Climate change was … Continue reading →

 Andrew L. Urban It was late Sunday morning, March 23, 2025 when Kathrine posted her question in the reader comments at the end of Bjorn Lomborg’s article, “United Nations ‘propaganda’ on climate costing the world trillions” in the Weekend Australian. … Continue reading →

Andrew L. Urban Startled, I stared at my electricity bill. My consumption over the quarter had decreased by 4.62%. The bill, however, was 20% higher, at $542.66. I live alone. (Cat doesn’t count…) And that’s before the 9% price rise … Continue reading →

Via Erika Olsen, Charge d’affaires, US Embassy, Canberra January 29, 2025 Dear President Trump, You are the only person on earth who could save the severe damage being done to western economies by the pursuit of politically motivated and mischievous … Continue reading →

Andrew L. Urban A bloke called Arthur Alexander from Camp Mountain, a community of less that 1,500 people some 20kms north west of Brisbane, has a clear view all the way to reality. He wrote a short but sharp letter … Continue reading →

Andrew L. Urban The biggest and most successful political sleight of hand in history is playing to a world divided between those who know how the trick works and those who have been tricked by it. The trick has to … Continue reading →