Speeches

Thank you for the invitation to be here today.

Thanks to my colleague Gail Gago and the Office of Consumer and Business Affairs for hosting this National Consumer Congress and for all of the work that they have done in organising this event.

Thanks for the invitation to be with you today. The topic that AIG asked me to talk on is "Fiscal and Industry Policy in the new business landscape."

Introductory remarks Thanks to David Cousins and the Monash Centre for Regulatory Studies for hosting this symposium and inviting me to speak today.

Thank you for the opportunity of speaking tonight. There is a certain pattern to the development and refinement of the philosophies of Australia's political parties.

Thank you for the invitation to be with you today. Thank you to Ernst & Young and thank you to the Committee for Sydney and Stephen Loosley for organising this event.

Thank you for inviting me here today to speak to you.

Good afternoon. I’d like to thank AVCAL for inviting me to speak with you today.

Good afternoon. Firstly, I would like to thank the Insurance Council of Australia for inviting me to speak at your "Melbourne Dialogue" lunch.

Thank you for the invitation to be back at IFSA. I want to talk to you today about our drive to make Australia a financial services hub of Asia.

It is a pleasure to be here today to talk to you on the Government's economic agenda, at a time of significant economic challenge.

Thank you for the opportunity to speak at this trade practices conference. As practitioners, you understand the importance of the Trade Practices Act in the Australian economy.

It's a pleasure to be here in Perth to speak at my first National Consumer Congress.

Good afternoon. It's a pleasure to be back at IFSA.