Video of Tony Abbott’s speech about freedom of speech
August 9th, 2012 at 10:10am
On Monday, as noted on this blog, Tony Abbott addressed the Institute of Public Affairs about the subject of freedom of speech. I consider myself privileged to have been there to see it, and found myself hoping that somebody would post the full video of the speech online for everyone to see as the grabs used by the media in their news reports, while capturing the bare point of the speech, did not seem to capture the full reasoning or argument behind the speech. Various media outlets have clearly noted and understood the reasoning, and echoed it in their own statements since Monday, but I don’t believe that the general public has been given the opportunity to date to hear Tony Abbott’s full thought process on the matter.
Today, I am pleased to be able to say, The Institute of Public Affairs have done just that.
The video runs just under 30 minutes. The IPA’s Chris Berg delivers introductory remarks for the first seven of those minutes, with Tony Abbott’s speech taking up the remaining 23 minutes. It’s well worth watching, or even just listening to. I think even those who disagree with Tony Abbott on this one will find this enlightening, even if it merely gives them a better understanding of where their own arguments fit in to the debate.
Samuel
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1. nbrettoner | August 9th, 2012 at 11:43 am
Thanks Samuel,
I found it encouraging for our future as a nation that at least one major party has retained a sense that once was referred to as being common. Common; not in a derogatory/inferior way, but rather as the collective of fair-minded people of good will; for the betterment of our Nation & all who sail with her. 🙂