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The Republican presidential contender is an acquired taste. Given the alternative, it's a taste persnickety conservatives should make the effort to acquire
Sep 09 2024
4 mins
The proportions of Aboriginal children and young people placed in a relative or kin placement or with an Aboriginal foster carer have decreased, and the proportion of Aboriginal children who were reunified with their families has declined.
Sep 09 2024
17 mins
Going the Whole Left Hogmanay
This time of year, if you’re a progressive, is either dismal (think Christmas as the ultimate celebration of a religious, family-oriented, consumerist society) or optimistic (what further societal revolution could possibly be wrought in the year ahead?). On an optimistic note, in case you are not yet tuned in to how the most progressive of the progressives think, read on … (And Happy New Year!)
1. Lower the age of consent to 14
By then, puberty is (almost) over. Physical relationships (of all sorts) are happening. So, what goes on behind the shelter shed really needs legitimisation. Decriminalisation as a start.
With the age of consent re-set and lowered to 14, older adults in positions of authority no longer have to be so careful about whom they chat up, or where. No longer will the song line “just a teenager in love” resonate. These are fully-formed adults, just waiting for societal approval to get it on (or off).
Oh, and it will make it much easier for the odd…
Madam: Archbishop Fisher (July-August 2024) does not resist the attacks on his church by the political, social or scientific atheists and those who insist on not being told what to do.
Aug 29 2024
6 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
