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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
Stephen Goldrick: ‘First Kiss’
First Kiss
Between her harbourside and mine
the night set soft soon after dinner time;
close straddling both our bikes we kissed,
cold metal earthing our unbridled bliss.
Two new tongues pedalled hard to know
love’s tastes, my dizzy head ate velodromes,
my chest gear-shifted fast, her rich
gifts surged against the contours of my lips.
Arch tensed, steel floating freshly laid,
two pylons anchoring the bridge we’d made,
our bikes held firm, teeth gently touched,
still wheels rolled harbour deep and I was lost.
Stephen Goldrick
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
