E&OE… THE HON ANDREW HASTIE MP, ASSISTANT MINISTER FOR DEFENCE: Good morning everyone, and welcome to Irwin Barracks. This is an historic day. It really is.
E&OE… THE HON ANDREW HASTIE MP, ASSISTANT MINISTER FOR DEFENCE: Good morning ladies and gentlemen.
Good afternoon everyone. Sadly, the Prime Minister could not be here this afternoon and he’s asked that I represent him at this important event – which I of course, jumped at the opportunity. And I look forward to seeing you again tonight at the CRC Gala Dinner. I’d like to acknowledge…
Good morning and thank you for this opportunity to speak to you all. While the pandemic continues to provide hurdles and obstacles, I am heartened to see crucial events like this continue.
Cooperative Research Australia Chair Belinda Robinson, CEO Jane O’Dwyer, and cooperative research community. Thank you for inviting me to your 30th Anniversary Gala Dinner and I am delighted to be with you.
***CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY*** Thank you Sarah for that wonderful introduction and for what you’re doing to support Australian SMEs in our defence industry.
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[Check against delivery] Good evening ladies and gentlemen. It’s a great honour to be here to celebrate 75 years of the Australian Signals Directorate. I welcome our guests:
E&OE… I rise today to honour the memory of the late Kimberley Kitching—Labor Senator for Victoria. She was my friend and I shall miss her, as will many people in this place. The first time that I met Kimberley was on a plane from Canberra to Melbourne in late 2016.
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EO&E……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Good morning ladies and gentlemen. I’d like to thank the Royal Australian Air Force and the Department of Defence for hosting this event. Especially, the Chief of the Royal Australian Air Force, Air Marshal Mel Hupfeld.
EO&E…… Ladies and gentlemen, it’s a great honour to be here with you today. Thank you for being here at such an important time as Brendan outlined. It’s hard in my 20 years in public life to imagine a person I’ve met with greater decency than Brendan Nelson.
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Thank you, Wing Commander Taylor. Good evening to all the Cadets. And congratulations. It is an honour to be here for your parade tonight. More than one hundred of you are graduating.
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EO&E……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… The Lowy Institute is one of Sir Frank Lowy’s great legacies to our country. Michael, you have played an essential role in bringing Sir Frank’s vision to reality, and building the Lowy Institute into a respected voice on both the national and international stage.
EO&E……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Tim, thank you very much. Ladies and gentlemen, it is a great honour to be here with you today. Can I firstly say Uncle thank you very much for your Welcome to Country and for your contribution here to the men and women at Williamtown.
INTRODUCTION Thank you Tony. I would also like to acknowledge and thank Senator Jim Molan, AO, DSC. Aunty Violet, the Secretary, the Chief of the Defence Force, former CDF Sir Angus Houston, all Group Heads and Service Chiefs, and all our partners from industry for attending today’s launch.
**** CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY *** At the outset, I want to thank National Press Club, its CEO Maurice Riley and the members of this national institution for inviting me back here today.
Hello and welcome, There has never been a more important time for the Submarine Institute of Australia to hold the Submarine Science, Technology and Engineering Conference. This year’s conference theme asks a critical question about home-grown undersea technology.
EO&E……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… AmCham really has done outstanding work. Through the events it hosts, through contributions to policy discussions, and through the bilateral relationships it nurtures between the public and private sectors.
EO&E………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………Ladies and gentlemen, it's a great honour to be here with you today. I'd like to firstly acknowledge the Chief of Air Force, Air Marshal Hupfeld as well as Lou. Thank you very much both for being here today.
EO&E. Ladies and gentlemen, it’s a great honour to be here with you today. Thank you very much Group Captain for your acknowledgement of Country, for your very warm welcome to all of us here today. This is a very significant event and I’m very pleased to be amongst so many friends. Thank you very much for your hospitality.
E&OE… Good morning all. Thank you very much for the invitation to speak at the Cyber West Summit today.
EO&E. Ladies and gentlemen, we gather today to remember and recognise the 25th anniversary of the 1996 Black Hawk disaster. This tragic incident claimed the lives of 18 of Australia’s finest. It remains the worst military aviation loss of life in our peacetime history.
Thank you to ASPI for the opportunity to address your ‘Shape, Deter, Respond’ conference. My apologies for not being able to attend in person.
EO&E. It’s a pleasure to be back at ASPI. And for the first time in my capacity as the Minister for Defence. Thank you very much to Executive Director Peter Jennings for the kind introduction, and to your leadership of this organisation.
I thank the Member for Clark and the Member for Kennedy for moving this motion. I well know their keen interest in this matter – and it is an interest that I share. It is an interest that many Australians share.
[Check against delivery] Being a good neighbour has never been more important. Regional military modernisation is increasing. Disruptive technologies are emerging. Strategic competition is intensifying. Of course, a lot of this is not new.
