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A Sydney-based academic and columnist for the Nine rags sets out to explain the US to Australians. It's not a pretty picture
Sep 20 2024
8 mins
The philospher began with the conviction 'the only human activity that seems to have any importance' is the great cosmic 'why?'
Sep 20 2024
24 mins
In the Senate, a very queer notion of free speech
Sep 20 2024
2 mins
Hazel Hall: ‘A Potassium Hit’s the Thing’
A Potassium Hit’s the Thing
A handy snack to fill the hunger gap
can set a tone that’s higher than the rest.
The muse likes comfort food when she’s been pressed,
with or without that waxy Santa cap.
Though it comes with the convenience of a wrap,
sometimes it squelches into bags or vests.
Gourmet stores sell plastic cases, lest
others suffer similar mishaps.
Researchers show it’s simple to reverse
effects before performance, reconcile
the panic cycle, calm our frazzled nerves.
A potassium hit’s the thing. So for a while
I’ll keep a few placebos in reserve—
Bananas have such reassuring smiles.
Hazel Hall
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
