James Button

About

James Button is a former journalist and speechwriter.

James was a journalist at The Age for 20 years, including three years as Europe correspondent, and roles as deputy editor, opinion editor and senior writer. He has won two Walkley Awards for feature writing.

In 2009 he was a speechwriter for former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and for the Secretary of the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet, Terry Moran.

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Don Watson

Don Watson, James Button

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12 Sep

Stalking Julia

Jeff Sparrow, James Button, Jonathan Holmes, Kerry-Anne Walsh

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25 Jul

Australian Democracy in 2013

Margaret Simons, Peter Mares, Kon Karapanagiotidis, Anne Summers, James Button, Humphrey McQueen, Jane Smith

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12 Jun

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