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It's not just free speech they aim to curtail, it's also our right to rejoice in national landmarks
Oct 07 2024
5 mins
Norway’s pride in its democracy has been tainted by the May recognition of Palestine
Oct 07 2024
9 mins
I criticised the quality of Chinese electrical goods, then they came after me for revenge
Oct 06 2024
8 mins
Andrew Lansdown: Two Poems
Heron
i
Treading the marsh
with the grace of a geisha—
white-faced heron.
ii
So Japanese—
haijin focus, ninja stealth—
stalking heron.
iii
Always composed
however it stands, steps, stabs—
white-faced heron.
Splendid
i
A female wren—
no bigger than the gumnut
it’s perching on.
ii
Even greyer
than a weathered honky-nut—
the female wren.
iii
If not in colour,
at least in shape—the female
splendid blue wren.
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
