Speeches

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…

Address at the launch of the Arafura Class Offshore Patrol Vessel, Osborne Naval Shipyard, Adelaide

Ladies and gentlemen, it’s a great honour to be here with you today, thank you very much for your time and for you being here and honouring, in particular, the workers that the Premier has just made reference to. We’ve got an incredible industry here in Australia and we’re very pleased, we’re very…

Address to the Lowy Institute: Indo-Pacific operating system, digital conference

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. The Institute helps to define and…

Remarks at the F/A-18 Classic Hornet farewell, RAAF Base Williamtown

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.  I’m very pleased to be here in the presence of the Chief of…

Launch of the Office of Defence Industry Support - 26 November 2021

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. There…

National Press Club Address, Canberra, ACT

**** 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. I acknowledge the presence of the Chief of the Defence Force, General Angus Campbell, Secretary of the Defence…

Submarine Institute of Australia, 6th Submarine Science, Technology and Engineering Conference

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. “How can Australian Academia and…

Address to the American Chamber of Commerce in Australia

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. April, you had a starring role on the Sky series recently, which I think was well received…

Address at Catalina A24-50 commemorative ceremony, Cairns

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. Your Excellency, Ambassador Legowo, thank you so much for being here and to your wife as…

Address at Talisman Sabre 2021 Opening Ceremony, RAAF Base Amberley

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…

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…

Address at the 25th Anniversary of the Black Hawk Disaster Townsville

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. The events of 12 June 1996 left a…