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We are encouraged to rely more and more on government officials to do for us what we could equally well do for ourselves—and, maybe more importantly, not to do what might help us solve our own problems.
Sep 08 2024
10 mins
If we imagine a metric called the Pinocchio Scale, which measures the number of lies told by a politician as a percentage of his or her overall public statements, our current prime minister (for want of a better description), Airbus Albo, has moved well into uncharted territory.
Sep 06 2024
5 mins
Fight Like a Girl Man Being a Girl
I am not ardent but I take a passing interest in professional boxing. I try to catch it when it is on TV, particularly if it is taking place in America or if it is a fight in the superb and relatively new Muhammad Ali world boxing super series. Women’s boxing has not figured in my interest. However early this year on the undercard was a fight between Katie Taylor from Ireland and a tough looking Latino woman for the lightweight (130-135 lbs) WBO world title.
I feared for the wholesome looking Katie against this toughie. My fear was misplaced. Katie dominated the fight which had to be stopped before the end.
I looked up Katie Taylor and discover how famous and accomplished she is. She is now only one of seven fighters, male and female, to have held a world title under the auspices of all of the boxing organisations – WBA, IBF, WBO and WBC. Earlier this month I saw her step up a weight division and, in a masterly display of boxing, take the WBO world title in the junior…
Madam: Archbishop Fisher (July-August 2024) does not resist the attacks on his church by the political, social or scientific atheists and those who insist on not being told what to do.
Aug 29 2024
6 mins
To claim Aborigines have the world's oldest continuous culture is to misunderstand the meaning of culture, which continuously changes over time and location. For a culture not to change over time would be a reproach and certainly not a cause for celebration, for it would indicate that there had been no capacity to adapt. Clearly this has not been the case
Aug 20 2024
23 mins
A friend and longtime supporter of Quadrant, Clive James sent us a poem in 2010, which we published in our December issue. Like the Taronga Park Aquarium he recalls in its 'mocked-up sandstone cave' it's not to be forgotten
Aug 16 2024
2 mins
