ALEX HAWKE: Well, thank you, and good morning, everybody. It's great to be here at Victoria Barracks. Actually, I've got to say on behalf of the Government, and Minister Linda Reynolds, the whole Defence portfolio, secretly, I'm really ex-cited to be here today. It's a real thrill.
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Thank you, Keirin[1], for your introduction. I would like to start by acknowledging the traditional custodians of the land on which we meet, the Ngunnawal People, and pay my respects to their Elders past, present and emerging. It’s fantastic to be here today.
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Thank you Scott for your introduction – it’s a pleasure to be here at Boeing today. I know that it has been a difficult few weeks recently but I know that Darren would have been proud.
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**E & OE Check against delivery** Thank you very much Chief of Navy for that introduction and welcome to you all ladies and gentlemen – you are all very welcome here to Sydney. Welcome to the Sea Power Conference.
** E&OE Check against delivery**Thank you very much, Chief of Army, and what an amazingly wonderful day this is for Army, and for the Australian Defence Force. It is a great pleasure to be back here at the Gallipoli Barracks today for this very important day for our Army.
**E & OE Check against delivery** Good evening. Thank you Commander Houlihan for that warm introduction, and for that welcome to us all. Thank you, most sincerely, to the wonderful crew of HMAS Choules for hosting us all here this evening. They’ve done an amazing job and we’re very grateful - so thank you.
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**E&OE Check against delivery** Thank you, David [David Watson, Austrade Senior Trade and Investment Commissioner], for that introduction, and a warm welcome to you all.
**E & OE Check against delivery** Thank you very much and welcome. I would like to start by acknowledging the traditional custodians of the land on which we meet, where you are having this very important meeting and discussion, the Ngunnawal people, and I pay my respects to their elders past, present and emerging.
**E & OE Check against delivery** Thank you Hannah for that warm welcome. It’s wonderful to be back here today with you.
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**E & OE Check against delivery** Ladies and gentlemen, good afternoon to you all — and thank you Peter for that warm welcome. Let me begin by acknowledging the traditional custodians of the land on which we meet — the Ngunnawal people — and pay my respects to their elders past, present and emerging.
Thank you Nick for that very warm welcome.And congratulations to IISS for the success of the Shangri-La Dialogue which I had the great fortune to attend in the second day of the job as Minister for Defence.It was a wonderful opportunity for me, very quickly, to meet some of my counterparts.
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Check against delivery, E&OE. Good morning, everyone. Thank you for that warm welcome. It’s great to be here for the opening of the Defence Science Centre — a fabulous new addition to Western Australia’s science and defence industry scene.
Thank you, Michael Shoebridge, for that warm welcome. Let me begin by acknowledging the traditional custodians of the land on which we meet – the Ngunnawal people – and pay my respects to their elders past and present.
Ladies and gentlemen, good morning to you all and thank you, John, for your very warm welcome here today.
It is a pleasure to be here at the Australian Financial Review National Security & Intelligence Summit. Today is an opportunity to compare notes, share experiences, and put forward ideas about how Australia will thrive in a volatile region.One of the markers of the age we are living in is the rapid pace of change.
