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The man behind X has been forced 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
Suzanne Edgar: ‘The Dawdling Ornithologist’
The Dawdling Ornithologist
When walking in a wild and wooded spot
and hoping some rare bird will soon be seen
it’s better, far, than moving at a trot
to pause a while, concealed among the green.
Here, stealthy creeping often proves the best
approach for finding sights and sounds.
This ploy may yield a robin on her nest
or fledglings as they flutter to the ground.
Though fit and hearty comrades in a mob
press on ahead through crackling twigs and leaves,
nosing about like ardent sniffer dogs,
the artful watcher lags but never grieves—
for she may be rewarded with the sight
of warblers, lurking in the dappled light.
Suzanne Edgar
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
