Pete Jonson2 days ago5 minThings we don't tell our childrenRegular readers will know Henry is a frequent reader of the Quadrant magazine. Here is a summary of a nice article from October 2016. (One of the benefits of...
Pete Jonson6 days ago6 minRuminations about the FutureFor some reason I cannot avoid having a go at some thoughts about the future of humanity and Australia's future contribution. I shall avoid suggesting there w...
Pete JonsonMay 134 minEffects of the Covid-19We are living through the scariest global event since the Spanish Influenza pandemic 100 years ago. No-one alive then recalls the event. Interested readers c...
Pete JonsonMay 75 minThings we don't tell our childrenRegular readers will know Henry is a frequent reader of the Quadrant magazine. Here is a summary of a nice article from October 2016. (One of the benefits of...
Pete JonsonMay 34 minFree trade, protection AND 'strategic sense'l'Australia needs a complex, capable and technically proficient economy, able to conceive, design and produce the things needed to secure its strategic inter...
Fiona PriorApr 241 minCorona Virus Culture continuedI am a writer, so to be cutting a pasting wonderful things from the web makes me feel like I am not doing my job. I admit, for someone who (pre-COVID-19) att...
P D JonsonApr 194 minEconomic possibilities, 19 April 2020Latest data for Australia's corona virus looks promising. Numbers of those who have tested have 'flattened', better than expected, and deaths are few and f...
P D JonsonApr 121 minLest we forgetDriving in the forest Cardinal Pell jailed despite innocence The crucifixion of Christ
Fiona PriorApr 113 min‘Magic and Loss: the Internet as Art’ and ‘The Phenomenon of Man’ – an unusual alignment‘Magic and Loss: the Internet as Art’ and ‘The Phenomenon of Man’ Virginia Heffernan, author of ‘Magic and Loss: The Internet as Art’ (2016) has written a bo...
P.D.JonsonApr 72 minCardinal Pell FreedAfter over 400 days in goal, Cardinal Pell is released from goal by the unanimous decision of Australia's seven High Court judges. The Cardinal's statement ...
Fiona PriorApr 42 minLife after COVID-19Life after COVID-19 I’m continuing Henry’s theme from last week and presenting my vision – as food for thought – of a post-COVID-19 world. The most 'Brave New...
