But as the episode of the Working Dog’s masterpiece Utopia, about a federal government infrastructure department, which has been shared on social media in recent days suggested, we didn’t want nor ask for a stadium. The stadium was thrust upon us, a key ingredient in a totally disrespectful ultimatum that was never part of the average punter’s understanding.
Read MoreI ask you to ponder, is this the type of political leader we yearn for, or is it merely the performance, wit, and intellect we acknowledge and enjoy?
Or is it because the shoe was tightly on the other foot as Keating schooled journalists who are nowadays far more accustomed to gotcha moments?
Alas, a 79-year-old former prime minister the Hon. Paul Keating is in the news, and I am buying national weekend papers again.
Go figure.
Read MoreFrom an Australian point view, there are three speeches which have deeply resonated with me over time, and they were all delivered by prime ministers:
1. Paul Keating, December 10, 1992, the Redfern speech.
2. John Howard, June 16, 1996, gun reform.
3. Julia Gillard, October 9, 2012, the misogyny speech.
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