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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
Covid’s Other Casualties
The development and widespread distribution of a COVID-19 vaccine was heralded through much of 2020 as the beacon of victory that would dispel the gloom of the virus, herald its imminent defeat, and deliver us from the perils of contagion. But soon enough, distribution became embroiled in a political stoush. A dose shortfall in Australia and a revolt from doctors over inoculation payments threatened to delay the immunisation program.
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Alongside the already established practices of social distancing, mask wearing and hand sanitising, vaccination is clearly one more important weapon in the arsenal. However, due to very low rates of community transmission here, many may not regard vaccination as an essential measure for tackling the pandemic. Even so, without it, travel, commercial and other restrictions are likely to postpone resumption of anything like normal life.
Rollout of the vaccine in Australia has posed a…
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
