Speeches

Remarks, Irwin Barracks, WA

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.  Today we are recognising the importance of Cadets – and investing strongly in the future growth of cadets right across the country, but…

Official Opening of the Campbell Barracks Health Centre - Campbell Barracks, Swanbourne WA

THE HON ANDREW HASTIE MP, ASSISTANT MINISTER FOR DEFENCE: Good morning ladies and gentlemen. It’s great to be here with you at Campbell Barracks—a place I thought I knew well, I didn’t realise that the Health Centre had been relocated to the other side so I ended up at the wrong gate this morning…

Official opening of the ACT Health Centre Royal Military College, Duntroon

Good morning ladies and gentlemen. It’s a pleasure to be here with you during Budget Week – a budget that again emphasised the importance of Defence to the safety and security of our nation. I want to acknowledge in particular: The Commander of Joint Health and Surgeon General of the Australian…

Address to the Australian Signals Directorate 75th Anniversary Event

[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: Senator James Paterson, Chair of the Parliamentary Joint Committee for Intelligence and Security. James is a close…

Senator Kimberley Kitching condolence motion Australian Parliament House

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. My wife, Ruth, and baby son, Jonathan,…

Number 7 Wing Australian Air Force Cadets, Promotion Course Parade, RAAF Base Pearce, Bullsbrook, WA

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. You should be proud of your achievements because you’re graduating from the best youth development and military…

Keynote Speech Cyber West Summit, Perth

Good morning all. Thank you very much for the invitation to speak at the Cyber West Summit today. I would like to start by acknowledging Debra Cousins, Executive Director of the WA Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation; Pia Turcinov, Chair of the WA AustCyber Innovation Hub; and…

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CANBERRA, ACT WEDNESDAY 2 JUNE 2021

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. Members may recall I made comments on this matter some years ago as a backbencher and…

Opening remarks - 2021 Australian Cyber Conference

**Proofed against delivery** Thank you very much Juanita and good morning to you all. It’s great to be with you all and I’m very happy to be here to open the 2021 Australian Cyber Conference here in Canberra. I’m humbled to be here with such an innovative and influential group of people this…