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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
A Letter to an Ingrate Russian Emigre
Dear Igor,
Since we arrived in Australia, you and I, as refugees from the USSR some 40 years ago, you (and many like you) have disparaged the generous help this country has given you and your family. For some obscure reason, you seem convinced that this assistance is yours by right.
I beg to differ. This help has come out of the human decency, compassion and magnanimity of the givers – the Australian people. If you cannot understand this and feel no gratitude, as seems to be the case, this raises some troubling issues. To my mind, the question of gratitude has become a question of our national security.
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Gratitude? That is something dogs have.” — Stalin.
People who have contributed nothing to society feel that society owes them something, apparently just for being nice enough to grace us with their presence. — Thomas Sowell
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You and I came to Australia as refugees at almost the same time. This country…
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
