headland speech
noun Australian
A speech by a political leader which sets out major policies: in his headland speech, he tried to wipe the crisis out of the history books...
- The headland speeches weren't up to much.
- The prime minister returned to the concept of the headland speech.
- He has planned a series of headland speeches to outline a range of prime ministerial visions on the economy and other key areas of policy.
Origin
1990s: from the title of several political speeches given in 1995 by John Howard when he was Federal Leader of the Opposition.
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