Stephen Holt

Nov 29, 2024 | quadrant.org.au | Stephen Holt |Barry Gillard |Conor Ross |David Barton

or decades, beginning in the 1960s, Malcolm Mackerras was Australia’s […]Nov 30 20247 minsYou have sometimes behaved in a manner that would not […]Nov 30 202413 minsn schools today the mental health of students is never […]Nov 30 202419 minsYou have sometimes behaved in a manner that would not do if generally adopted.

Sep 16, 2024 | quadrant.org.au | Tim Blair |David Daintree |John Mikkelsen |Stephen Holt

According to cinema legend, the most frightening element of the 1973 horror classic The Exorcist wasn’t anything to do with the film’s terrifying visuals. Sure, viewers were traumatised by the graphic depiction of a little girl possessed by Satan, particularly when actress Linda Blair’s head rotation kicked in. But far scarier for 1970s audiences, apparently, were some peculiar sound effects layered over early, otherwise innocuous scenes.

Sep 15, 2024 | quadrant.org.au | David Daintree |John Mikkelsen |Peter SMith |Peter Smith |Stephen Holt

Having worked in administrative roles for the greater part of my professional life, the matters I am about to write about may mark me (in the eyes of many) as a hypocrite and a fraud. I could also be disqualified on the basis of my background in Classics.

Sep 15, 2024 | quadrant.org.au | John Mikkelsen |Peter SMith |Peter Smith |Stephen Holt |Tony Abbott

With so many new issues confronting Australia and the world every day, many would sooner forget the early Covid years and  massive over-reach of vaccine mandates, lockdowns, mental health problems, resulting suicides and business closures, the legacy of which continue to this day.

Sep 15, 2024 | quadrant.org.au | Peter SMith |Peter Smith |Stephen Holt |Nick McGowan

Read the transcript. That’s my advice if you want to know who won the great debate. Forget the pompous pundits. They are either left-wing hacks or prissy conservatives impressed by style over substance. Trump won the debate in a landslide despite facing three opponents. Of course, it doesn’t matter what I think or what the aforementioned pundits think, what counts is what independent and swing US voters think. This what I think about them. They are not idiots.