Category Archives: Quotidian

Craven report damns Universities on ‘repressive’ antisemitism

Posted on May 15, 2026 by andrew

Jewish academics are being “targeted and silenced’’, sacked or boycotted, Emeritus Professor Greg Craven found in his government-initiated investigation of 32 universities. His damning report, released on May 14, 2026, exposes ongoing intimidation and harassment of Jewish staff and students … Continue reading →

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Welcome to context

Posted on May 5, 2026 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban Contrary to his apparent intention, Dr Simon Longstaff’s heartfelt and personal reflection laid out in his column (The Australian, May 5, 2026) reinforces the inappropriateness of the practice known as “welcome to country” in 21st century Australia. … Continue reading →

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Newspoll needs Whypoll

Posted on March 31, 2026 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban  According to the latest Newspoll survey published in The Australian on Monday, March 30, 2026, 50 per cent of those surveyed strongly disapproved of military action against Iran and almost as many strongly disapproved of sending ships to … Continue reading →

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One by one, actors, musos and singers are losing my patronage

Posted on March 19, 2026 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban No, I’m not going to name them, but one by one, actors, musos and singers are losing my patronage. Big deal, they may shrug. But it’s not about them. It’s about me. I don’t imagine that the … Continue reading →

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Cohesion confusion – PM hoodwinks voters with ‘social cohesion’ claim

Posted on February 8, 2026 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban  The greatest sleight of hand confusing Australians is characterised by the phrase ‘social cohesion’. The Prime Minister speaks of it in virtually every public utterance as a desired but missing glue in our society. This deliberately misidentifies … Continue reading →

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It’s not ICE that should be put on a leash

Posted on January 28, 2026 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban Only the befuddled, gullible and uninformed will take it seriously, while the clear eyed and active minded will recognise the falsity of the narrative that produced this headline on an editorial in The Australian: Trump must put … Continue reading →

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Is America’s uncivil war a prelude?

Posted on January 18, 2026 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban  Convulsed with irrational rage at the pursuit of criminals illegally present in the US since the Biden era’s welcome policies, rioters are increasingly violent in their reactions to ICE agents in their neighbourhoods. Well, at least in … Continue reading →

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The Straw Man strategy at work

Posted on January 16, 2026 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban The Straw Man Strategy is a well-known tool of deception (mostly but not exclusively political) akin to the archery cheat who sets up a fake bulls eye target, while the real target is hidden. It is currently … Continue reading →

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Crackpots, incompetents and radicals – the ruling class

Posted on December 28, 2025 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban Most politicians failed Australia in 2025. You don’t have to be interested in politics to be interested in good governance. You have to wonder, then, how crackpots, incompetents and radicals, the least qualified people to make the … Continue reading →

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The burqa, dress codes and democracy

Posted on November 26, 2025 by andrew

By Andrew L. Urban   Inflamed by the notorious case of a Muslim woman falsely accusing a Sydney policeman of forcibly removing her face covering (June 7, 2011), the public bushfire over the banning or not of the burqa continues to … Continue reading →

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