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The man behind X has been obliged to bow before a censorship regime we may soon see in Australia
Oct 10 2024
11 mins
To plumb the depths of our cultural crisis, we must examine our institutions, especially universities.
Oct 10 2024
11 mins
A chant you won't hear: 'What do we want? Nuclear! How much? Lots! When? Now!'
Oct 07 2024
4 mins
Andrea Pagliaro: In the mist at Ballan
In the mist at Ballan
She said that she would meet me there
Right on the station platform.
My train drew in
I looked out through the window,
And there in all the mist
There sweet faced she stood
Wrapped against the cold
Right there, right opposite.
As I jumped down from the train
She smiled, she smiled so kindly
But as I moved towards her
Not seven paces distant
She faded into whiteness
There before my eyes.
The train gave out a mournful hoot
Its windows well alight
But nowhere could I see her,
There just remained a faint perfume,
Perhaps an echo,
An echo of a gentle laugh;
And in the mist I shivered
As cold lips just faintly touched me.
Andrea Pagliaro
Many will disagree, but World War III is too great a risk to run by involving ourselves in a distant border conflict
Sep 25 2024
5 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
