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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
On Hearing ‘Sail Along Silvery Moon’
On Hearing “Sail Along Silvery Moon”
“Sail Along Silvery Moon”,
The sound of summer when
We fell in love with teenage queens
Before we grew to men;
“Sail Along Silvery Moon”,
You broke my heart and I
Descended to the underworld
To sing myself or die;
“Sail Along Silvery Moon”,
The sound of summer when
We fell in love with teenage queens
And now I hear again
“Sail Along Silvery Moon”
But, alas, I am too old
To follow you across the sky—
My heart’s grown cold;
“Sail Along Silvery Moon”
Rolling back the years,
Melting my heart of ice,
Turning it to tears;
“Sail Along Silvery Moon”,
The sound of summer when
We fell in love with teenage queens.
I’m back in love again!
“Sail Along Silvery Moon”.
Gabriel Fitzmaurice
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
