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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
A chant you won't hear: 'What do we want? Nuclear! How much? Lots! When? Now!'
Oct 07 2024
4 mins
Two Poems
WHEATBELT WILLY-WILLY
No matter how the fingers stretch
and splay, there remains
a depression in the palm of the hand.
Just so the sparsely-stubbled
wheatbelt paddock dips
indecisively beyond the far fence.
And in the hollow, the wind
is dancing like a gypsy, whirling
in her red skirts, her auburn hair.
THE GRAVITY OF THE SLIGHT
Gravity can grab
even a thing as slight as
a dragonfly wing.
Look, the end of the still blade
is dipping towards the earth.
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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
