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ABCers know their jobs are safe and that, for all Dutton’s fulminations, no government will insist on reform, let alone cut the broadcaster loose
Oct 12 2024
5 mins
The man behind X has been obliged 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
Two Poems
DISH
in a purple field of paterson’s curse
did not run away with the spoon
the countryside lush again
web of steel struts and mesh aimed at heaven
a perfect circle like the moon
they landed on and the cow jumped over
FASHION WEEK
Parading full-length fertility and gown
breasts and waist cinched in corsetry
concave the meridians of her frame
Hooked and eyed into the bodice
so tight her ribcage could be unlaced
revealing her heart pinned like a brooch
Slung from dazzling shoulders
a dappled cape cascades to the catwalk
ode to autumn in all its seasons
Clenched fingers raise the feathered edges
like a bird in a cage stretching its wings
brown eyes wider than an owl’s
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
