Working for the Brand: How Corporations are Destroying Free Speech

Josh Bornstein

Adelaide Writers' Week

Josh Bornstein and Joe Aston consider the subject of Bornstein’s book Working for the Brand – how major corporations have become the most powerful institutions in the world and the implications for democracy, freedom of speech and the future of politics.

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Josh Bornstein is a Principal Lawyer at Maurice Blackburn, based in Melbourne. He is the national head of the firm’s Employment and Industrial Law department. Josh is one of the most respected employment lawyers in the country, as evidenced by his position as a Preeminent Lawyer for Victoria and Australia on the industry-recognised Doyle’s Guide. Corporate power is the subject of his new book Working for the Brand.

Joe Aston wrote the celebrated ‘Rear Window’ column at the AFR for 12 years. Prior to that, he worked in corporate communications, including at Qantas – the subject of his book The Chairman’s Lounge. He lives in Sydney.

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