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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
Brad Jackel: ‘On Reinventing the Wheel’ and ‘Behold a Pale Horse’
On Reinventing the Wheel
People talk about it like it’s a bad thing.
Inefficient. A waste of time.
But what if the wheels you have keep falling off?
What if, perhaps, they are shaped like cubes,
Because someone liked the shape,
And had the power to insist?
Brad Jackel
Behold a Pale Horse
I used to find the Book of Revelation
Opaque, lurid,
Apocalyptic, incomprehensible.
Then I read it the other day,
Was like: Oh,
That bit happened on Tuesday,
And that other thing
Was on the news last night,
Albeit briefly,
And only on SBS World.
Brad Jackel
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
