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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
The Muse of the Local Tip
Few these days would recall a quite remarkable woman, Renee Erdos, who passed away in 1993, leaving a substantial estate and instructions that a portion of her fortune be dedicated to the promotion of art and the artists who make it. The granddaughter of Portuguese-born painter Arthur Loureiro, a minor member of the Heidelberg School, her bequest honoured a family heritage steeped in oils and pastels. Having studied at Sydney University, an institution for which she maintained an abiding affection, it must have struck her that she could find no more worthy nor responsible steward of her money and posthumous intentions.
Kevin Donnelly: Decline and Disgrace at Sydney University
This week the university announced artist Nick Dorey as the latest recipient of the $28,000 Fauvette Loureiro Prize, named in honour of Ms Erdos’ mother, the painter’s daughter. What the award’s late patron might have made of his artistic efforts we’ll never know, but we can well imagine. While…
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
