Speeches
2004
'Holding Our Head Up High: Achievements and Challenges for the Australian Economy' - Address to the Australian Institute of Company Directors, Perth
Introduction
It is a pleasure to be here today to address the West Australian
arm of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
'Greasing the Wheel: Encouraging Australians to Give More' - Address to the Australian Charities Fund, Sydney
Good afternoon everyone and thank you for inviting me to address you today.
I am delighted to be here to celebrate the first anniversary of the Workplace
Giving initiative.
The Regulatory Balancing Act - Address to the Financial Services Accountants Association Annual Conference, Gold Coast
I must say, I am very pleased to be here to speak with you today – not
only are the issues you are discussing interesting, but the temperature in Queensland
is a good 20 degrees higher than i
Address to the National Institute of Accountants' 2004 Budget Breakfast
Good morning to everyone and thank you for inviting me to speak to you this
morning about what is, in my opinion, one of the most far-reaching and forward
thinking Budgets delivered by the
Insurance Council of Australia Annual Dinner
I'm delighted to speak to the Insurance Council of Australia this evening.
Address to Financial Planning Assication Conference
I'm delighted to be with you today to officially launch the Financial
Planning Association's Financial Planning Week 2004.
Opening of the 2004 Corporate Tax Association Convention
I am delighted to be here this morning to open the 2004 Corporate Tax Association
Convention.
Opening Statement at Stakeholder Forum - Medico-Legal Conference 2004
Good morning ladies and gentlemen.
'Skilled People Are the Key to Success' - Address to the Macquarie Bank Financial Literacy Forum
Thank you for this opportunity to talk to you today about financial literacy. It is a very fitting topic on which to conclude the Macquarie Bank lecture series on fraud.
'Checking the Political Radar: Government and Insurance' - Key Note Address: Regional and Specialist Insurers Conference, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu (Trowbridge)
Ladies and Gentlemen.
Thank you for inviting me to speak with you today on Checking the Political Radar: Government and Insurance.
2003
Building the National Nest Egg Challenges for a Greying Australia, Address to the Investment and Financial Services Association, Sydney
Intro
Thank you.
All signs point towards Superannuation policy headlining as a major election
issue next year.
Practice Makes Perfect - Pharmacy Practice Foundation Address, Sydney
Thank you very much for that introduction …
Saving for a Stronger Australia - Speech to the ASFA Conference, Brisbane
Intro
1. Thank you etc.
The rise and rise of Women - Address to the Women Lawyers' Association of NSW, Sydney
It gives me great pleasure to speak to an association that I have been
a member of for 30 years.
Taxation Reform and the Exploration Industry - Laying the Foundations for Future Success
Ladies and Gentlemen.
The pathway to reform is littered with the remains of unimplemented ideas.
The Australian Senate - From Gatekeeper to Gridlock
With around 20 Bills currently stalled or about to be stalled in the
Senate and double dissolution triggers piling up in the third Howard
Government, it is not surprising that t
The New Insurance Paradigm; Conditions in the Australian Market Post HIH
Ladies and Gentlemen.