Death of the speech

The death of Graham Freudenberg comes at a time when politics has all but abandoned speech making. Don Watson on how the loss of big narratives denies us the possibility of bold policy.

Guest: Author and speechwriter Don Watson. 

Background reading:

Graham Freudenberg’s time in The Monthly

The Saturday Paper

The Monthly

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