Redfern Park Speech

Redfern Park Speech

The Redfern Speech was a famous speech made on December 10, 1992 by then Prime Minister of Australia Paul Keating at Redfern Park. The speech dealt with the challenges faced by Indigenous Australians.

Legacy

In 2007, ABC Radio National listeners voted the speech as their third most 'unforgettable speech' behind Martin Luther King's I have a dream speech (number one) and Jesus's Sermon on the mount (number two). [ [http://www.abc.net.au/rn/features/speeches/ Unforgettable Speeches (ABC Radio National)] , "ABC Radio National"]

References

ee also

* National Sorry Day

External links

* [http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Redfern_Speech Text of Speech] at Wikisource


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