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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
Three Poems
Stargazing
The binoculars,
as if I had Parkinson’s,
refuse to steady.
So the stars zigzag about
like crazy, brilliant midges.
Pink Tones
To the sporadic pull
of the air’s clear rope
the hibiscus blossom
sways and swings
but its pistil tongue
still cannot strike
the wall of the bell,
which peals out
not sound but colour.
Seize the Day
It’s all right for them,
the waking birds who in grace
chirp, Carpe diem!
They’ve no reckoning to face
here or any other place.
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
