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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
Leech
Little lug of blood. An extra toe in wet socks.
A red blister growing unseen, unfelt
in crevices and creases. It fills like a balloon;
like a haemorrhoid. A swollen berry
once carried by the dozen in doctors’ bags.
It moves like a cartoon, a mobile tap
ready to plumb a vein. Sated, it sits like a slug.
Until the host discovers this drunken parasite,
shoots salt and words and disgorges the squatter.
Eternally unloved, all a leech wants is a warm home.
Jude Aquilina
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
