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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
I criticised the quality of Chinese electrical goods, then they came after me for revenge
Oct 06 2024
8 mins
Reading April Quadrant
I have been meaning to contact you all this week, but we have been extremely busy. Actually the Quadrant this time was so good that I carried it round the house with me for several days, reading all the time. Some of the articles were things I had been thinking about eg Claudio Veliz’s article had 2 extra interesting bits. I have been trying to get articles on George Bush from the positive angle, and this was exactly what I wanted. And John Stone has never liked the electors of Wentworth and I suddenly saw why – all Veliz’s croakers live there! Lovely issue.
Read: Claudio Veliz – “George Bush and History’s Croakers”
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
