Background
His father was a soldier who fought at Gallipoli, and being a patriot, he named his son after a former colonial Governor of Queensland, Field Marshal Sir Henry Norman.
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A Figure of Speech : A Political Memoir(Hardback) - 2006 Edition
(Graham Freudenberg has led an amazing life and A Figure o...)
Graham Freudenberg has led an amazing life and A Figure of Speech is his life, in his own words. From a young boy growing up in Brisbane to his time as a speech writer from Calwell to Carr, this book will look at those legendary people; friends and foes he has infuenced. From his campaigns working on speeches for Gough Whitlam and more recently, for Bob Carr, A Figure of Speech is a landmark book tracing the political and social history of post-war Australia through the words of our most prolific political wordsmith.
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Graham Freudenberg
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He was educated at the Anglican Church Grammar School in Brisbane, then studied journalism in Melbourne.
Career
He was raised in Brisbane. He has written over a thousand speeches for several leaders of the Australian Labor Party at both the New South Wales state and federal level These have included Arthur Calwell, Gough Whitlam, Neville Wran, Bob Hawke, Barrie Unsworth, Bob Carr and Simon Crean.
He was "centrally involved" in policy speeches for 14 federal elections and 9 New South Wales state elections.
He lives in retirement on Bribie Island, Queensland.
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A Figure of Speech : A Political Memoir(Hardback) - 2006 Edition
(Graham Freudenberg has led an amazing life and A Figure o...)
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A Figure of Speech : A Political Memoir(Hardback) - 2006 Edition
Membership
In June 2005 he was inducted as a life member of the NSW ALP.
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In the Australian Labor Party