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In the Senate, a very queer notion of free speech
Sep 20 2024
2 mins
Researchers posit an irrefutable link between suspensions and incarceration. A harder look reveals this simply isn't true
Sep 19 2024
14 mins
Used as cudgels in divorce actions, domestic violence orders all too often reward perjurers and ruin innocent lives
Sep 19 2024
36 mins
Suzanne Edgar: Bypassed
Cafes and shops are closing
in the little country town.
Like eyes that have seen enough,
the shutters rattle down
and stay that way.
In Ryans’ old emporium
lingerie’s had its day,
haberdashery, too.
A pity the Greeks left for the city,
they’re doing Development now.
Natural Health is trying hard
but Beauty Therapy palled.
Bookings are slow for the Town Hall
with its peeling-paint facade
and “TREASURES” sells collectables
deserters have left behind.
When the Royal Oak changed hands
the kitchen staff resigned:
“Meals Off till Further Notice”.
No one seemed to mind
when Front Bar cancelled the bands.
The truckies trade is all but gone
so Comfort Inn dropped its rates,
their VACANCY sign is rusted on.
Suzanne Edgar
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
