Speeches

CUTTING COMPLIANCE COSTS AND BOOSTING PRODUCTIVITY

11 March 2024

Thanks Michael and James, thanks Phil for the chance to have a chat shortly, and thanks to the Financial Review and BHP for hosting us here in Sydney, and for the invitation to speak today.

I acknowledge the Gadigal people on whose lands we meet, and pay respects to elders, customs and traditions.

Condolence motion for Bill Hayden, House of Representatives, Parliament House, Canberra

28 November 2023

Thank you to the Prime Minister and the Opposition Leader for wonderful, heartfelt tributes which do great justice to the life of a great man.

Energy, the economy, and this defining decade

22 November 2023

Keynote address to the Economic and Social Outlook Conference, Melbourne

RESILIENCE AND RISK

20 November 2023

Thank you Tony, the HSBC team, and Ticky Fullerton for a really welcome opportunity to address you all at this Asia Pacific Board Summit on Gadigal country, and here at the NSW Art Gallery in Sydney. 

Humble, historic and a government with a Hayden-esque hue

10 November 2023

Fifth Hayden oration, Ipswich, Queensland

Political Book of the Year Awards (1)

25 October 2023

Address to the National Press Club, Canberra

The perfectibility of opportunity

04 October 2023

Brighter Future For All Oration, Griffith University, Brisbane City Hall

Maximising the future of our regions

27 September 2023

Address to Western Queensland Alliance of Councils (WQAC) Assembly, Winton

Address to National Drought Forum, Rockhampton

26 September 2023

Thank you, Oli, for that lovely introduction.

I’d like to acknowledge the Darumbal People as the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we meet –

Business Journalism Finalist Announcement Lunch

20 September 2023

Address to the Walkley Foundation, Sydney