Theresa May’s Brexit “deal” went down for the count and so, Zeg fears, is Britannia herself:

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In late November, Brazil informed the United Nations it wouldn’t be hosting yet another of the endless climate conferences of which lobbyists, rent-seekers, hangers-on and politicians who enjoy room service are so very fond. The nation’s new environment minister, Ricardo Salles, explains in the subtitled clip below why the Bolsonaro government pulled the plug. On […]

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This UNSW academic scored an $8.3 million research grant

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Last night after dinner, Quadrant Online’s editor was rebuked by a female companion for allowing personal grooming to go to pot over the Christmas season. Apparently a chin that bristles “like a toilet brush” is no fun. The evidence is above and the criticism seemed mighty unfair. Half-shaven male models are de rigeur on billboards […]

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Australia’s future will back behind their desks in a few weeks, little minds open and eager to be planted with the seeds of knowledge about the things that matter most … radicalism, revolutionary righteousness and rallies. When they leave school unable to write or reason, follow Zeg’s lead and thank a teacher.

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Hobart, 1967 Physicist and friend of Quadrant John Reid has celebrated the upcoming birthday on January 21 of Francis  Bacon by reminding us of the great empiricist’s Four Idols of the Mind, those cherished myths and exalted nostrums that tint and distort the lens of perception. In the case of Tasmania, where John resides and […]

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Last month in Newcastle, feminist academics gathered to ponder matters of gender and sexism under the umbrella of the Gender and Education Association Conference. Cardiff University’s Professor Emma Renold, for example, was keen to share her research into “gender jars” and how … the material messages in the jars offered profound insights into young people’s […]

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The Daily Telegraph today reports (paywalled) on the shrinking ranks of male teachers: The number of male teachers in NSW public schools has plummeted to an alarming new low from which experts fear it may never recover. The situation has got so dire the NSW Department of Education will establish a “male teacher employee network” […]

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Quadrant welcomes 2019 with our January-February double issue, now on sale. Subscribers have no need to visit their local newsagent or book store. A subscription gains immediate access to all our current content and archives. Subscribe today

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When Victoria’s population was half the size, five times as many people died on the state’s roads. Senior members of the Victorian constabulary recently joined with road safety experts and academics in proclaiming their shared intention to see the state’s road toll reduced to zero, a proposition that if taken at face value speaks of […]

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