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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
Ian Stewart: ‘Hunter’
Hunter
silent road
winter morning
iced puddle
shines in the sun
above the puddle
wraiths of mist
curling towards
a harsh blue sky
air still as death
rabbit foraging
in frost-filled grass
fur a mat of diamonds
ears alert
a sudden movement
rabbit’s ears twitch
time to leave
gone in a moment
enter fox on silent legs
duck at pond’s edge
duck taken
in a flash
all still again
mist still rises unconcerned
towards the blue sky
as if there never was a fox
or a duck
Ian Stewart
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
