Ron paul has been consistent for honest money, freedom of liberty and minding our own business. In keatings assessment, his time at the top was marked by its policy. Context using process words to reach his goal emotive appeal use of inclusive language emphasis. For some, keating was defined by his arrogance and vitriol. As i said, it might help us if we nonaboriginal australians imagined ourselves dispossessed of land we have lived on for 50 000 years and then imagined ourselves told that it had never been ours. Today marks 25 years since former prime minister paul keating delivered the landmark redfern speech. Jan 28, 2019 paul keating s famous redfern speech is still relevant today, 25 years after he delivered it. Prime minister paul keatings speech at redfern park for the. Paul keating was a political gladiator and reflective big picture man. Watch all your favourite abc programs on abc iview. Keating redfern speech paul keating 1945he entered parliament in 1969 as the alp member for blaxland, at the age of 25. Paul keating in conversation with kerry obrien sydney writers festival duration. The legacy of paul keatings redfern speech city of.
Keating s speech was added to the national film and sound archives sounds of australia registry in 2010. Speech given by australian prime minister paul keating on 10 december 1992 at redfern park to launch the united nations international year of the worlds indigenous peoples. Throw it into a college campus setting and its an extremely complex matter. Sunday marked the 20th anniversary of paul keatings historic redfern speech in sydney which for the first time acknowledged white responsibility for indigenous woes. We took the traditional lands and smashed the traditional way of life. Prime minister paul keating delivers a speech in redfern, sydney to mark the international year of the worlds indigenous people, 10 december 1992 parliament keating used parliament as the arena to showcase his political mastery and rally his side. We do not know where he was born, nor precisely how and when he died. That is the message from indigenous leaders 25 years on from former prime minister paul keating s landmark redfern speech on aboriginal injustice.
The second speech appendix b was given by kevin rudd, in parliament house, canberra on february 2008. On 10 december 1992, at the official opening of the united nations international year of the worlds indigenous peoples in redfern park new south wales, the then prime minister the honourable paul j keating made a landmark speech which influenced the relationship between the australian state and the original indigenous people and their. Paul keating on opposition leader john hewson 1986. Keating speech still powerful 25 years on the west australian. That is the message from indigenous leaders 25 years on from former prime minister paul keatings landmark redfern speech on aboriginal. Significantly, he chose to deliver the address in the innersydney suburb of redfern, which for decades had been the epicentre of aboriginal or, more specifically, koori culture in australias largest city. Stop giving don watson all the credit for the famous redfern speech, they were my. Prime minister paul keating delivered the speech in redfern park on 10 december 1992, launching australias program for the international year of the worlds indigenous people. Paul keatings redfern speech still powerful after 25 years. Prime minister paul keating at the launch of australias celebration of the. Free essays on paul keating redfern speech belonging. Paul keating redfern speech library sales abc commercial.
The redfern speech wikipedia on that historic day in redfern, the words i spoke were mine smh, 26082010 redfern speech flatters writer as well as orator the australian 27102015 paul keatings redfern park speech and its rhetorical legacy overland. The site of the famous redfern speech by prime minister paul keating in 1992 which acknowledged the dispossession of aboriginal and torres strait islander people. Transcript of paul keatings republic speech in the house of representatives, june 7, 1995. Get your team aligned with all the tools you need on one secure, reliable video platform. He joined the labor party at a young age, serving a term as state president of. In his famous redfern address, prime minister paul keating articulates injustices suffered by australias indigenous peoples and how society can redress them. December the 10th is human rights day, and 20 years since former prime minister paul keating delivered a landmark speech at the sydney suburb of redfern, acknowledging the wrongs done to australia. The speech dealt with the challenges faced by indigenous australians don watson, then keatings principal speechwriter, has claimed authorship of the speech, although keating has disputed this. Anwar sadat, president of egypt speech to the israeli. As we mourn sols passing this week, let it be a reminder to us all that closing the gap.
Feb 21, 2017 paul keating delivered what became known as the redfern speech or redfern address on december 10, 1992, in redfern park, sydney, during the launch of the international year of the worlds. Prime minister paul keating at the launch of australias celebration of the 1993 international year of the worlds indigenous peoples, redfern park, 10 december 1992. Sadly, the redfern speech is still the highwater mark for. The best of abc dramas, documentaries, comedies and abc news programs for australias most trusted source of local, national and world news.
Prime minister paul keating gives a speech at the launch of australias celebration of the 1993 international year of the worlds indigenous peoples, redfern park in sydney, on december 10. He aimed to achieve this through legislations reconciling our. Techniques colloquialisms used the land of the fair go and the better chance inclusive language. The speech dealt with the challenges faced by indigenous australians. Paul keating delivers an emotional speech in redfern, 1992. Redfern park by dr catie gilchrist, dictionary of sydney anon highlights missing link in a speech that promised so much by natasha robinson, the australian, 8 december 2012. Paul keating redfern speech in december 1992, keating launched australias program for the international year of the worlds indigenous people with this now famous address to a largely indigenous crowd at redfern park in sydney. In 2011 abc radio national listeners voted paul keating s speech at redfern park as their third most unforgettable speech of all time, behind martin luther kings i have a dream speech and jesus christs sermon on the mount. The redfern address, as it became known, was a defining moment in the nations reconciliation with its aboriginal and torres strait islander people. I was a recent law graduate when i heard that paul keating was giving a speech in redfern park and, like the curiosity of seeing a two. Sep 06, 2012 redfern speech year for the worlds indigenous people delivered in redfern park by prime minister paul keating, 10 december 1992. Keating speech still powerful 25 years on the west. Prime minister paul keatings speech at redfern courtesy. Paul keating prime ministers australian prime ministers.
Paul keatings redfern speech still powerful after 25. Read a transcript of the speech here or watch the videos below. Could not raffle a duck in a pub the opposition wages policy is a joke and would be washed to one side in the real economy, if it were ever. With the speech, keating becane the first prime minister to acknowledge the impact of european settlement on indigenous australians. Dec 10, 20 today marks twentyone years since prime minister paul keating gave the redfern park speech. Paul john keating born 18 january 1944 is an australian politician who served as the 24th prime minister of australia and the leader of the labor party from 1991 to 1996. For others he was an inspirational figure, who was willing to challenge orthodoxy. Could not raffle a duck in a pub the opposition wages policy is a joke and would be washed. Keating redfern speech heralded reconciliation process statement by the cochairs of reconciliation australia commemorating the 20th anniversary of the redfern speech twenty years ago today australias then prime minister, the honourable paul keating, gave what was to become recognised as one of the most significant speeches ever delivered by. This is explored by peter skrzynecki in the immigrant chronicle in both 10 mary street and st patricks college. Dec 10, 2017 paul keatings famous redfern speech acknowledging the impact colonisation had on indigenous australians still has a worthy message, 25 years on. Delivered to a crowd of predominantly indigenous people, it. Read the following text of paul keating s redfern speech 1992 and discuss the questions below in class. Paul keating delivered what became known as the redfern speech or redfern address on december 10, 1992, in redfern park, sydney, during the launch of the international year of the worlds.
He had previously served as treasurer in the hawke government from 1983 to 1991 keating was born in sydney and left school at the age of 14. Paul keatings famous redfern speech is still relevant today, 25 years after he delivered it. Redfern speech year for the worlds indigenous people delivered in redfern park by prime minister paul keating, 10 december 1992. They dont make them like paul keating anymore opinion. Keating grew up in the sydney suburb of bankstown, and his. The collected insults of former pm paul keating abc news. Delivered at the launch of the 1993 year of the worlds indigenous peoples, the seventeen minute speech explicitly addressed the challenges faced by australias indigenous population, and acknowledged the destructive nature of european settlement on. We do not know where in australia he had made his home or when he left it. Former prime ministers paul keatings speech at redfern park, sydney, on december 10, 1992.
The message should be that there is nothing to fear or to lose in the recognition of historical truth, or the extension of social justice, or the deepening of australian social democracy to include indigenous australians. Paul keating s redfern speech was the first time a prime minister acknowledged the impact of european settlement on. Nov 12, 20 they dont make them like paul keating anymore this article is more than 6 years old. When paul keating spoke at redfern, he did not do so as the leader of the labor party which formed the government of the day. Free speech is one of the most controversial and most confusing of the amendments. Paul keating redfern speech by callum argentschutz on prezi. A systemic linguistic analysis of two prime ministerial. The wound in australias soul can be healed so long as the fight for. Apr 12, 2020 prime minister paul keating delivered the speech in redfern park on 10 december 1992, launching australias program for the international year of the worlds indigenous people. Paul keating s redfern speech lives in the hearts of indigenous leaders, who have urged politicians to follow in his footsteps. The wound in australias soul can be healed so long as the fight for indigenous equality continues and hope remains. The address, delivered on december 10, 1992, was the first time an australian political leader admitted the impact of white settlement, which wreaked death and destruction on aboriginal people.
The mural on stage during keating s speech was created by bundjalung artist marlene phillips especially for the event. They dont make them like paul keating anymore this article is more than 6 years old. Keating s primary complaint was about watsons claim that he had written the redfern speech, something keating strenuously denied. The national archives of australia record the title of this speech as opportunity and care, dignity and hope, 1993. Keating preformed the redfern park speech just short of a year into his term as prime minister. Transcript opportunity and care, dignity and hope, 1993. Ron pauls speech what if ron paul, a former politician who served as the us representive for texas gave the speech, what if. Keatings vision was to create a republic of equal citizens. The speech dealt with the challenges faced by aboriginal australians. He was briefly the minister for minerals and energy in the last month of the whitlam government in 1975, and became treasurer in the hawke government in 1983, a. Prime minister paul keatings speech at redfern park for. Redfern speech year for the worlds indigenous people delivered in redfern park by prime minister paul keating, 10 december 1992 ladies and gentlemen i am very pleased to be here today at the launch of australias celebration of the 1993 international year of the worlds indigenous people. The redfern park speech was made on 10 december 1992 by australian prime minister paul keating at redfern park in redfern, new south wales. Nov 14, 20 paul keating on opposition leader john hewson 1986.
It is the governments view that australias head of state should be an australian and that australia should become a republic by the year 2001. Assess contribution of prime minister paul keating to the development of australia and its society prime minister paul keatings legislations and leadership has led to the development of australia and its society. Jan 08, 2011 paul keating s redfern park speech part 1 duration. Don watson, then keating s principal speechwriter, has claimed authorship of the speech, although keating has disputed this. Paul keatings redfern address 80 days that changed our. Paul keating, at the australian launch of the international year for the worlds indigenous people at redfern park, sydney on 10 december 1992. In 2018 redfern park and oval was added to the new south wales state heritage register. The redfern address synopsis on 10 december 1992, at the official opening of the united nations international year of the worlds indigenous peoples in redfern park new south wales, the then prime minister the honourable paul j keating made a landmark speech which influenced the relationship between the australian state and. Redfern park was the site of an important speech given by prime minister paul keating on 10 december 1992, to launch the united nations international year of the worlds indigenous peoples 1993.
Former prime ministers paul keating s speech at redfern park, sydney, on december 10, 1992. More the wound in australias soul can be healed so long as the fight for indigenous equality. Footage courtesy of the national archives of australia. Abc footage paul keating redfern speech 1992 supplied by anne gilbee abc commercial. Keating redfern speech heralded reconciliation process.
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