Quadrant is an Australian literary and cultural journal founded in 1956 by Richard Krygier, a Polish-Jewish refugee who had been active in social-democrat politics in Europe, James McAuley, a Catholic poet. An initiative of the Australian Committee for Cultural Freedom, the Australian arm of the Congress for Cultural Freedom, Quadrant was part of the defensive against Communist inspired, subsidised and influenced intellectual publications of the post-war era. Padraic P. Paddy McGuiness is editor of conservative journal Quadrant. ... Conservatism is a political philosophy that generally favors free markets, traditional values and strong foreign defense. ... A literary magazine is a periodical devoted to literature in a broad sense. ... 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... James Phillip McAuley (12 October 1917 – 15 October 1976) was an Australian journalist and literary critic. ... The Congress for Cultural Freedom (CCF)) was an anti-communist advocacy group founded in 1950. ...

Although the magazine is generally described as conservative, its politics have had strong social-democrat aspects at times, particularly under the editorship of Robert Manne. However, following Manne's replacement by Padraic McGuinness in 1997, a more consistently conservative line has been followed. Robert Manne is a professor of politics at La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia and one of Australias foremost public intellectuals. ... Padraic P. Paddy McGuiness is editor of conservative journal Quadrant. ...

Quadrant reviews literature, as well as featuring essays on ideas and topics such as universities. It also publishes poetry and short stories.

It is published ten times per year and retails for a cover price of AU$7.50. ISO 4217 Code AUD User(s) Australia, Kiribati, Nauru, Tuvalu, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, and Norfolk Island Inflation 4% (Australia only) Source Reserve Bank of Australia, June 2006 Subunit 1/100 cent Symbol $ or AUD Coins 5c, 10c, 20c, 50c , $1, $2 Banknotes $5, $10, $20, $50, $100 Central...

Previous editors have included author and former New South Wales Cabinet Minister and Federal Member of Parliament Peter Coleman and Robert Manne.

Current Editorial Staff

• Deputy Editor: George Thomas
• Associate Editor: Paul Comrie-Thomson
• Literary Editor: Les Murray

Editorial Advisory Board Leslie Allan Murray (b. ...

• Bill Hayden (Chair)
• David Armstrong
• Peter Coleman
• Miranda Devine
• Christopher Pearson
• Imre Salusinszky

Chairman of Management Committee: Elizabeth Prior Jonson William George Hayden AC (born 23 January 1933), Australian politician and 21st Governor-General of Australia, was born in Brisbane, Queensland, the son of an American-born sailor of Irish descent. ... David Malet Armstrong, often D. M. Armstrong, (1926 - ) is an Australian philosopher of mind, and scientific metaphysician. ... Miranda Devine is a columnist and writer for The Sydney Morning Herald, noted for being an outspoken proponent of necrobestiality. ...

External links

• Quadrant Magazine
• Alternative view of the History of Quadrant Magazine