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New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern resigned this week with the class and eloquence that has typified much of her time in the top job. Here are…

Jan 21

One of the greatest ever eulogies, delivered by one of the world's greatest orators, for one of America's greatest women. On this day in 2005.

Oct 30, 2022

It's eight years since then Australian cricket captain Michael Clarke honoured his friend and NSW teammate Philip Hughes with one of the best sports…

Jan 4

Barack Obama still has operatic range and perfect pitch when it comes to speech making. It's only the ructions of the moment and the sense that we've…

Nov 7, 2022

Abram Goldberg promised his mother on the train platform at Auschwitz that if he lived he'd never stop telling the story of what happened.

Oct 26, 2022

Ruby Tui, Stephen Jones, Mia Motley, Barack Obama. For the fifth year running, I was guest on Triple R's 'The Grapevine' with Kulya Coulston and Dylan…

Dec 3, 2022

Australian Prime Minister Paul Keating's legendary Eulogy to the Unknown Soldier from 1993 is finally on YouTube. For years it's been audio only. What a…

Nov 11, 2022

My annual 'Speakolies' radio segment is on The Grapevine on Triple R at 11.15am on Monday. I know this is my job, but will you do it for me? 😊 What are…

Nov 24, 2022

It's three years since Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna and seven others died in a helicopter crash. Jimmy Fallon's tribute on his show was a…

Jan 27

Michael Gordon was a legendary Australian political journalist who died 5 years ago today at the age of just 62. There were many wonderful tributes. The…

Feb 3

It's Australia Day in my country, or Invasion Day as its regarded by most indigenous people. I doubt it will survive as a national holiday. The first…

Jan 26

Oprah is one of the most naturally gifted orators of all time, and that's on show at this campaign rally for Barack Obama, on this day 15 years ago. It…

Feb 3

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