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AOC's account of Capitol Insurrection

With the Felon-in-Chief back stomping across the globe, flexing his flabby muscles and spreading mostly misery, this speech is a reminder of the…

Feb 1 •

January 2025

Archibald Cox, Watergate and the Saturday Night Massacre

The US Department of Justice has been under attack before. This speech by Watergate special prosecutor Archibald Cox from 20 October 1973 is a classic…

Jan 31 •

'People like me come and go'

No they don't, Neale. Former Australian rules footballer and coach Neale Daniher is Australia's 2025 Australian of the Year. What an advocate. What a…

Jan 26 •

'She is, in fact, one of the great actors of our cinematic age'

We’re about to enter Oscars season, which usually produces a few standout speeches. I loved this one from Ralph Fiennes, delivered as a tribute to…

Jan 16 •

'He could see above the tallest people'

It's possible you've never heard Cher's eulogy for Sonny Bono, one of the greatest eulogies ever delivered

Jan 11 •

'So let's walk down Pennsylvania Avenue'

It’s the 6th of January, and in the Newspeak of 2025 that will no doubt become a day of celebration.

Jan 6 •

December 2024

November 2024

'Authoritarianism, unchecked can lead to fascism'

Kerry O'Brien is one of the most respected television journalists in Australian history, an antipodean Anderson Cooper. Five years ago he delivered this…

Nov 28, 2024 •

'I've never seen anyone have such a beautiful affection with a football'

Four years after Diego Maradona's death, it's worth visiting this tribute by Gary Lineker, that captures the mesmerising talent in one beautiful story.

Nov 26, 2024 •

'We must dig in and get through to tea'

Tomorrow it will be ten years since Phillip Hughes ducked into a bouncer at the SCG, and Australian cricket had its saddest day.

Nov 24, 2024 •

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