Category Archives: Quotidian

Andrew L. Urban Shoehorning? I’m sure you know what I mean. It is this: I do not believe that Biden’s basement-delivered campaign in the 2020 election resulted in his attracting more genuine votes than in 2012 had Barack Obama, patron … Continue reading →

Andrew L. Urban It would have detonated, multiple times over a few years, as the Voice package, if accepted by Australians, shed its outer gift wrapping of recognition. Voters sensed the presence of something else within the package as they … Continue reading →

Andrew L. Urban There’s a new welcome uttered around the Albanese government offices: ‘We acknowledge the fawning directors present and emerging of the corporations, sporting bodies, professional organisations and the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, whose socio-political alignments with our Voice referendum … Continue reading →

Andrew L. Urban Warren Mundine and Alan Jones had just spoken as we broke for morning tea. It was November 4, 2020, and the fateful US Presidential election results were coming in. Several hundred attendees at the 2020 CPAC* in … Continue reading →

Andrew L. Urban Making indigenous ministries and agencies redundant is the best ultimate objective for Australia’s future in the affairs of Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islander peoples. That is the most positive and attractive argument put by indigenous coalition Senator … Continue reading →

Andrew L. Urban Luis Rubiales has resigned as president of the Spanish Football Federation following criticism for kissing Spain forward Jenni Hermoso at the Women’s World Cup final presentation ceremony. Hermoso, 33, said the kiss after Spain beat England was … Continue reading →

Andrew L. Urban They’ve got the wrong comparison when they (voters, politicians and commentators) complain that while the Biden administration is handing Ukraine billions in military support, it is only handing out a mean spirited few hundred dollars to the … Continue reading →

Andrew L. Urban No, no, no! It’s not the lack of detail nor the promise of its permanence in the constitution, nor that it is the path to treaty and to the fight for reparations. It is that it is … Continue reading →

Andrew L. Urban There’s a pub somewhere in the Aussie outback which displays a worn and fraying sign that says “Free beer tomorrow”. The larrikin spirit lives on. But could it also be a warning to Australians that not all … Continue reading →