Category Archives: Democracy and Justice

US & UK now in synch re women = women; Australia lags behind

Andrew L. Urban Now that the US Supreme Court has upheld state laws barring biological males (transgender women) from women’s and girls’ school sports and the UK Supreme Court having earlier unanimously ruled that “woman” and “sex” in the Equality … Continue reading →

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Lowy calls for action at Royal Commission

Andrew L. Urban Senior Jewish community leader, businessman and philanthropist Steve Lowy told the Royal Commission into antisemitism that of the thousands of online attacks against his family extended to his wife, a board member at Sydney Jewish school Moriah … Continue reading →

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Tickle v Giggle: the ABC can’t handle the truth

The ABC can’t handle the truth. Cannot bring themselves to publish a Sal Grover opinion column. As The Australian’s Senior Reporter Rachel Baxendale writes: “The ABC has refused to publish an opinion article by women’s sex-based rights campaigner Sall Grover, … Continue reading →

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Giggle v Tickle is pretended justice but good business for the legal profession

Andrew L. Urban Charles Dickens maintained that  “The one great principle of the English law is to make business for itself”. Yesterday in the Federal Court’s decision to uphold Tickle’s  appeal against Giggle for Girls, my cynical antenna detected such … Continue reading →

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Frank Valentine – guilty by say-so: the book that cries ‘foul’

Andrew L. Urban It is probably the worst possible time to publish another book arguing how a man was wrongfully convicted of historical sexual abuse of teenage girls. I am aware of this. FRANK VALENTINE GUILTY BY SAY SO As did my … Continue reading →

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Fatal flaw in proposed speech law

The planned new vilification offence is clearly targeted at those who promote racial hatred. But it has a fatal flaw, says CHRIS MERRITT, Vice President of the Rule of Law Education Centre.  Its legitimate goal is at risk of being undermined … Continue reading →

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It is now illegal to say that men are men

In case you missed it (because there’s been bugger all mention in the mainstream media about it), it is now officially illegal in Australia to say that men are men, writes GEORGE CHRISTENSEN in Confidential Daily (8 December, 2025). Don’t believe … Continue reading →

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Do not kill him, America

Andrew L. Urban If you practiced what the sane among you are now preaching, America, you would not kill Charlie Kirk’s alleged assassin. The death penalty would continue the violence that comes from the primitive ‘eye for an eye’ mindset. … Continue reading →

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Dan Andrews car & cycle crash: damning expert report

 Andrew L. Urban An expert investigation into the infamous crash involving former Victorian Premier Dan Andrews (and family) in an SUV and 15 year old cyclist Ryan Meuleman on January 7, 2013 found “a lack of police adherence to standard … Continue reading →

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Deliberate breakdown: the sinking of Australia

Andrew L. Urban Restlessly reading the papers the other day, this caught my eye: “…it appears the entire political class is deliberately trying to increase construction costs and worsen housing affordability, not to mention lay the groundwork for a breakdown … Continue reading →

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