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A chant you won't hear: 'What do we want? Nuclear! How much? Lots! When? Now!'
Oct 07 2024
4 mins
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
Imogen Wall: ‘Leaf Litter’
Leaf Litter
My leaves are falling off too.
I’m defoliating.
Not just losing the keys,
but the will to please.
Thankfully
it’s fallen away.
My pride’s gone,
the need to adorn
with silver and gold.
Things seemed to fold
and drop,
till all I want today
is today,
to read but only
one or two leaves.
The world
lies at my feet,
déshabillé,
future piling up,
past complete.
I detached the alarm,
so not much
is left.
The vanity mirror
reflects only the garden
where yellow leaves
fall
and the blue sky
empties
to nothing
but a wisp of cloud.
Imogen Wall
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
