Speeches

Thanks Pamela and Gina for the introductions and to the ACCC and Law Council for the invitation to speak here on Gadigal country, I pay my respects to elders, customs and traditions.

I am so pleased to be joining you today on the lands of the Latji Latji and Ngintait people and I pay our respects to Elders and other Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people here with us.

Thanks, Aunty Maxine for welcoming us to Gadigal country and for sharing culture with us; To Andrew for the introduction;

Thanks Michael and James, thanks Phil for the chance to have a chat shortly, and thanks to the Financial Review and BHP for hosting us here in Sydney, and for the invitation to speak today.

Let me begin by acknowledging the elders, customs and traditions of the Jagera and the Turrbul, from both sides of the Maiwar –

Thanks for the opportunity to be here this afternoon and with so many CEOs and business leaders from across the region.

Friends, let’s not mince our words. The soft landing we seek at home and in the global economy is assumed but not assured.

Bom dia – lovely to see you all again, this time in São Paulo. I want to thank the Brazilian Presidency and especially Minister Haddad for the agenda he has put together for us.

I acknowledge the Turrbal people, their elders, customs and traditions. I thank the McKell Institute for getting us together – and all of you for being here.

Thank you to the Prime Minister and the Opposition Leader for wonderful, heartfelt tributes which do great justice to the life of a great man.

Resilience and risk Thank you Tony, the HSBC team, and Ticky Fullerton for a really welcome opportunity to address you all at this Asia Pacific Board Summit on Gadigal country, and here a

I can’t thank you enough Jen for that welcome, and for this special, now solemn opportunity to pay tribute to Bill Hayden.

Can I begin by acknowledging the custodians of this land, their elders, cultures, customs and traditions ‑ And by thanking Claire Harvey for her introduction –

Thanks Duncan, thanks everyone who has come along tonight and thanks to the Press Club for hosting us once again.

Thanks Caitlin Byrne for the generous introduction.

Thank you, Uncle Michael, for welcoming us to country this morning. Today, we acknowledge the elders, the traditions, the culture of the Koa people –

Thank you, Oli, for that lovely introduction. I’d like to acknowledge the Darumbal People as the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we meet –

Thank you, Shona, for that introduction and to the Walkley Foundation for hosting us this afternoon and for the invitation to say a few words.

Aunty Lois May – that was a wonderful welcome to country, thank you. We acknowledge the Whadjuk Noongar people, their elders, their customs and traditions.

Australians living longer and healthier lives – In a country powered by renewables and transformed by technology –