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The agency that hounded Bill Leak into an early grave isn't fussed by its staffers' support for Hamas
Oct 03 2024
19 mins
The Vance-Walz debate prompts a column that's more of a steaming pile
Oct 03 2024
3 mins
Our shambling excuse for a government is intent on suppressing opinions, even facts, it doesn't like
Oct 03 2024
9 mins
Two Poems
Birds in Mind
i
Sacred kingfisher—
into the world onto the branch
courtesy the King.
ii
Wren and the art
of bird-making—dear Lord, such
blue in the bush!
iii
Statuesque heron—
unmoved as humans debate
the Sculptor question.
iv
Goodness, that ibis
signals the presence of birds
in the mind of God!
Becoming
A girl from my girl
and her love … A new human
being has become …
So becoming—this person
who soon will call me “Grandpa!”
Andrew Lansdown
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
