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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
Andrew Lansdown: Two Poems
Café Senryu
i
Upmarket café—
looks like I’m the only one
without a gym pass.
ii
At the next table
two well-manicured women
whining and dining.
iii
For a bigger buzz
the mating flies plunge into
my cappuccino!
Pond Tanka
1
Fish Leaf
Silvery and svelte,
a sodden bamboo leaf lifts
and lilts like a koi
from the bottom of the pond
on the current of the hose.
2
Greetings
Near nightfall, the koi
rise up and touch their foreheads
to the pond’s surface
the way Maori touch noses
when fondly greeting their friends.
Andrew Lansdown
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
