Don Watson (born 1949) is an author and public intellectual, who was speechwriter to former Australian Prime Minister Paul Keating. He lives and works in Melbourne and lectures widely on writing and language. 1949 (MCMXLIX) is a common year starting on Saturday. ... The current (25th) Prime Minister of Australia, John Howard (sitting, fifth from left), with his Cabinet, 1999 The office of Prime Minister is in practice the most powerful political office in the Commonwealth of Australia. ... Paul John Keating (born 18 January 1944), Australian politician and 24th Prime Minister of Australia, came to prominence first as the reforming Treasurer in the Hawke government, then as the Prime Minister who pulled off an upset victory in the unwinnable election of 1993. ... City of Melbourne Local Government Area State Victoria Lord Mayor John So (since 2001) Area 36 km² Population (2001) 57,960 Density 1,601/km² (1999) Greater Melbourne Subdivisions Local Government Areas Area 7,694 km² (1999) Population 2001 census (2nd in Australia) 3,555,321 Density 462. ...

Watson's columns, articles and essays have appeared in all major Australian journals and newspapers. He has also written a feature film, The Man Who Sued God. Film. ...

Born in semi-rural Victoria, Watson attended schools in Poowong and Korumburra. After gaining a Bachelor of Arts from La Trobe University, he graduated with a PhD from Monash University. Motto: Peace and Prosperity Nickname: Garden State Other Australian states and territories Capital Melbourne Government Governor Premier Const. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... PhD usually refers to the academic title Doctor of Philosophy PhD can also refer to the manga Phantasy Degree This is a disambiguation page — a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title. ... Monash University Monash University is Australias largest university with over 55,000 students. ...

After University, Watson became an academic historian. He later left the field to become a freelance writer, authoring among other things, political satire for stage and television, and speeches for the former Victorian Premier John Cain. During this time he also became involved in the initial planning for the Melbourne Comedy Festival. Political satire is a subgenre of general satire that specializes in gaining entertainment from politics, politicians and public affairs. ... List of Premiers of Victoria Before the 1890s there was no formal party system in Victoria. ... John Cain John Cain (born 26 April 1931), Australian politician, was Labor Premier of the state of Victoria from 1982 to 1990. ...

After a period as a research fellow at the University of Melbourne, he became Prime Minister Paul Keating's speechwriter and adviser. He remained in that position until Keating's electoral defeat in 1996. The University of Melbourne   The Old Quad Building, formerly Old Law The University of Melbourne, located in Melbourne, in Victoria, is the second oldest university in Australia, behind the University of Sydney, and is one of the countrys most prestigious universities. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ...

In 2002, six years after Paul Keating had left office, Watson published the award-winning Recollections of a Bleeding Heart: A Portrait of Paul Keating PM, a memoir of Keating's period in office. 2002 (MMII) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In 2003, Watson published Death Sentence - The Decay of Public Language, which was followed up by his Dictionary of Weasel Words, both of which encourage readers to renounce what he perceives to be meaningless corporate and government jargon that is spreading throughout Australia and embrace meaningful, precise language. 2003 (MMIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

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• The Unknown Soldier Speech