Speeches

Introduction  Thank you for inviting me to speak to you and join in celebrating the Australian Impact Investing Awards. 

Acknowledgements I would like to acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land on which we meet, the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung people of the Kulin Nation.

Thank you very much for that generous introduction. Chris Siorokos and I have known one another for 32 years, and he doesn’t look like he’s aged a day since we first met.

The origin of the Salvos in Australia I acknowledge the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation, and recognise all First Nations people present today.

Introduction: The power of ideas John Maynard Keynes once wrote ‘The ideas of economists and political philosophers, both when they are right and when they are wrong are more powerful tha

I acknowledge the Ngunnawal people on whose lands we meet, and pay respects to all First Nations people present today.

I acknowledge the Ngunnawal people, the traditional owners of these lands, and recognise all First Nations people present today.

I acknowledge the Ngunnawal people the Traditional Custodians of the land we are meeting on, and pay my respects to all First Nations people present.

I acknowledge that I am attending this webinar from the lands of the Ngunnawal People who are the traditional owners and custodians of the Canberra region.

I acknowledge the people of the Kulin Nations as traditional custodians of the land and pay my respects to their Elders past and present.

I acknowledge the Ngunnawal people as traditional custodians of the ACT and recognise all First Nations people present today.

I acknowledge the traditional owners, the Turrbal and Jagera peoples, recognise all First Nations people present, and commit myself to the implementation of the Uluru Statement of the Heart.

I acknowledge the people of the Kulin Nations as traditional custodians of the land and pay my respects to their Elders past and present.

Competition and Artificial Intelligence* I acknowledge the Gadigal people, traditional custodians of the land on which we gather today.

I acknowledge the people of the Kulin Nations, the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we gather today.

Introduction Social workers in schools always boost student outcomes. Drug offenders shouldn’t be treated differently. Malaria bed nets are more likely to be used if people pay for them.

Social mobility I acknowledge the Gadigal people as traditional custodians of the land, and pay my respects to their Elders past and present.

I acknowledge the Ngunnawal people as traditional custodians of the ACT and recognise any other people or families with connection to the lands and region.

Like Aunty Violet Sheridan, I acknowledge the Ngunnawal people on whose lands we meet today, acknowledge all First Nations people present, and commit myself to campaigning for a First Nations Voice

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