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Who should get a statue in contemporary Australia?

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Have you ever given any thought as to why some people are commemorated with a public bronze statue... and not others?

In Victoria, plans are underway to memorialise former Premier Daniel Andrews with a bronze statue. Of course not everyone is a fan of the plan... even though premiers who serve more than 3000 days in office get a statue under law.

Meanwhile, there's also a push to immortalise one of Melbourne's former local pollies, Darebin councillor Gaetano Greco. He passed away in April and his advocates say a permanent monument of him wearing his signature black beret would be wonderful.

So who - if anyone, really - should get a statue in contemporary Australia?

  continue reading

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Content provided by Australian Broadcasting Corporation and ABC listen. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Australian Broadcasting Corporation and ABC listen or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://player.fm/legal.

Have you ever given any thought as to why some people are commemorated with a public bronze statue... and not others?

In Victoria, plans are underway to memorialise former Premier Daniel Andrews with a bronze statue. Of course not everyone is a fan of the plan... even though premiers who serve more than 3000 days in office get a statue under law.

Meanwhile, there's also a push to immortalise one of Melbourne's former local pollies, Darebin councillor Gaetano Greco. He passed away in April and his advocates say a permanent monument of him wearing his signature black beret would be wonderful.

So who - if anyone, really - should get a statue in contemporary Australia?

  continue reading

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