Speeches

Address to Defence Industry Dinner

Can I thank Peter for that introduction. And let me begin by acknowledging the traditional owners of the city of Melbourne, the Wurundjeri and Bunurong peoples of the Eastern Kulin nation, and pay my respects to Elders past, present and emerging. To my parliamentary colleagues; leaders of the…

Sasakawa Peace Foundation Speech

Many thanks to Dr Sunami for the warm introduction, and the Sasakawa Peace Foundation for hosting me today.  It’s good to be among friends and here in Japan this week with my dear friend, Foreign Minister Penny Wong, for the tenth Australia-Japan 2+2 consultations with Minister Hamada and Minister…

Address to the ACCI Business Leaders Summit 2022

Can I also start by acknowledging the Ngunnawal people, the traditional owners of the land on which we meet, and pay my respects to their Elders, past and present. Can I say what a delight it is to look at a theatre full of people again, after the period of the pandemic. One of the beauties of…

Address to the Sydney Institute Annual Dinner Lecture

Thank you to Telstra for the introduction and Gerard Henderson and the Sydney Institute for inviting me to speak this evening. And to my parliamentary colleagues in the room tonight, it is good to see you here. Let me begin by acknowledging the traditional owners of the land on which we gather…

Opening of Angau Memorial Hospital

LAE, PAPUA NEW GUINEA   THURSDAY, 13 OCTOBER 2022 Thank you Kipas Binga and thank you, David Wissink for hosting us here today. And let me congratulate both of you on bringing this incredible place to the fruition of this moment. I'd also like to acknowledge my good friend and counterpart, your…

Remarks to launch Defence's High Performance Computing capability

Thank you for a wonderful Welcome to Country and can I pay my respects to elders past and present. It is a real honour to be here today. Can I thank Aunty Buster, Corey and Naysha for the incredible work that we've been able to unveil today. And it really does grace this extraordinary building, as…

Remarks via video message: Australian Defence Science, Technology and Research Summit (ADSTAR) - International Convention Centre, Sydney

I wish to acknowledge the traditional owners of the land and pay my respects to their elders, past, present and emerging. As the Minister for Defence, I also pay my respects to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander men and women who have served our nation in the past and continue to do so today.…

Speech: Address to the Australian American leadership dialogue

Thank you, Janine. We meet tonight on what is a really important and exciting moment – the 30th anniversary of the Australian American Leadership Dialogue. And I want to start by acknowledging Phil and Julie Scanlan, and in doing so pay tribute to the colossal contribution that they have made to…

Speech - Opening of the Australian Strategic Policy Institute Office

Thank you Justin, thank you, Mark. It's a tremendous honour, really, to be here to open this office. Swedish minimalist is a way to describe it. As I looked at the exposed ceiling, I was kind of thinking what would this enter in terms of the genre you were going for. But it was pointed out to me…

Address: Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)

**** CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY *** Good afternoon everyone. It’s a pleasure to be among friends here at the Centre for Strategic and International Studies, an institution that has done so much to support clear-eyed national security decision making in a complex world. CSIS has also been a professional…

Speech: National Defence College New Delhi, India

Ladies and gentlemen, it’s a pleasure to be back in India and a privilege to speak to you today. And I’m especially pleased that my first address in India as Australia’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence is here at the prestigious National Defence College. It’s a revered institution in…

Address: IISS 19th Shangri-La Dialogue, Singapore

Three weeks ago, Australians elected a new Government under the leadership of Anthony Albanese. And it’s my honour to represent Australia at the 19th Shangri-La Dialogue as the new Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence. My thanks to the Director-General and Chief Executive of the…