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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
Clive James, RIP
Sir: The other day I thought I could feel a slight hesitation in the world’s rotation. I suspect that it was the loss of Clive James from our literary scene.
Like many young Aussies at the time, I travelled to England (then called “Going Home”) about a year before Clive, and went through experiences similar to those he recounted in his books. His books later vividly brought back that time in our lives and captured me as a dedicated Clive James reader.
His contribution to writing and poetry has been remarkable and will be cherished by his band of followers, of which I am a serious member.
Thanks, Clive, you have given us enormous reading and listening pleasure over many years. Long may your reputation endure.
Tony Caldersmith
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Money-Grubbing Academic Slums
Sir: Christopher Heathcote’s anecdotal article (November 2019) about an indigenous student who was undeservedly passed, pushed and processed through a Group of Eight university makes for fascinating…
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
