This article discusses the appearance of a full moon, referred to as the 'cold moon,' during an Australian heatwave, using it as a metaphor for the paradoxical times we live in. It then delves into the political controversy surrounding the display of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander flags at press conferences, highlighting the differing views on unity and division in Australian society.
If you happened to be outdoors during long evenings at the weekend, or perched by a window, you might have found yourself transfixed by the sight of a pumped-up full moon rising to the north.It was what astronomers call a major lunar standstill.We’ll get to what that rather plodding term is supposed to mean, but first, this being almost Christmas, we should allow a more lyric description of that lovely glowing orb.
Australians have had to get accustomed to cultural imperialism when it comes to language, and it’s not hard to guess the “cold moon” title comes from the northern hemisphere, where December ushers in the cold season. And yet, the fact that the cold moon rose in the midst of an Australian heatwave is perfectly appropriate, really. We are entering that paradoxical season when, dreaming of a cooling dip in the ocean, we merrily suspend disbelief to sing about dashing through the snow on a one-horse open sleigh, or to exhort the weather gods to let it snow, let it snow, let it snow.But that fits, too, for as we saunter towards the end of 2024, it occurs that we live in a time when much of what we thought we knew is being upended everywhere. Australia’s current opposition leader, Peter Dutton, has turned the very meaning of social division on its head in recent weeks. No mixing of flags for Peter Dutton (left) with then prime minister Tony Abbott and attorney-general George Brandis at a 10-flag press conference in 2015.if he becomes prime minister, Dutton argues the presence of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander flags in press conferences is a “symbol of division”. There was a time when we might have thought that the mere existence of Indigenous flags was actually a symbol of unity between white and black Australia after a long history of dire division.Consider this: The lawyer assisting Donald Trump’s choice for US health secretary, Robert F
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