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***E&OE Check against delivery*** Thank you very much firstly to Ken and to John for the very kind invitation and your very warm welcome. I’m absolutely delighted to be able to come to South Australia in person at Naval Group today to mark this very significant step in this important project for our nation.
Hello As Australia’s Minister for Defence Industry, I am excited to support Naval Group’s efforts to deliver Australia’s Future Submarine Program.
***E&OE Check against delivery*** Thank you for that warm welcome, and good morning to you all. Firstly, I acknowledge the traditional owners of the land from where I am speaking today – and that is the Wadjuk people of the Noongar nation. I pay my respects to their elders, past and present.
[Check against delivery] Good morning everyone and welcome to the Defence and Industry Conference and Essington Lewis Awards. I would like to extend my sincere thanks to the conference organisers, Tony Fraser and his team at CASG, for the great work they have done in pulling together this event.
MINISTER FOR DEFENCE INDUSTRY, THE HON MELISSA PRICE MP DEFENCE CONNECT BUDGET LUNCH TUESDAY, 13 OCTOBER 2020 OPENING ADDRESS (ONLINE)
[Check against delivery] Welcome all to the Defence Teaming Centre’s Defence Industry Virtual Summit. I would like to thank Audra and her team at DTC for hosting this event to discuss our sovereign industry capability. It’s a great pleasure to be here.
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**E & OE Check against delivery** Thank you very much, Matt, for that very generous introduction and Bula Vinaka everybody! Welcome and good morning.
**E & OE Check against delivery** Well, thank you very much Paul for that warm introduction and good morning to everybody. Welcome to a very, very special day for everybody here, for our nation, and also for the state of South Australia.
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Good morning all and thank you, Brian, for that welcome. I see the serving members and veterans gathered with us today, welcome and thank you for your service. I would also like to acknowledge some very special guests – serving dog instructors, handlers and students, and of course, their canines.
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.
Good morning, and welcome to the ADM Congress 2020. I would like to thank Australian Defence Magazine for hosting today’s event, and in particular acknowledge Katherine for your continued support of our defence industry.
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*CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY* Thank you, Dr Kearnan, for your introduction. Before I go on, I would like to pause to acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land on which we meet, the Noongar People, and pay my respects to their Elders past, present and emerging. I’d like to acknowledge;
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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