Speeches

It is wonderful to be here with you again, with your team, and I will join with you Sally in saying thank you to all of the very hard working Treasury officials who are here, who I think are barely

I would like to take this opportunity to say the Government is committed to getting Australia's superannuation system right and we truly value your contribution to that process.

I really appreciate that warm welcome and I am delighted to be here for ASFA's Melbourne briefing.

Good morning. Thank you very much for that kind welcome and thank you for the welcome and the invitation to be here this morning.

Thank you so much Professor Martin, for that very warm and generous introduction, and thank you very much to CEDA.

Hello. I hope you are having an enjoyable conference in Adelaide.

Introductory remarks It is great pleasure to be with you today – spread throughout various locations around Australia – to talk through some of the Australian Government's corporate tax w

Introductory remarks Thank you, Eliza.

Introduction It is wonderful to be here at, I understand, the inaugural event for Blenheim and MGSM in launching this really interesting report which I had the good fortune to read throug

“A great wind is blowing, and that either gives you imagination or a headache.” Thus spoke Catherine the Great, an 18th Century monarch, change agent, philosopher and conqueror.

When I think about small businesses I often think about the more than 4.5 million people employed by the more than 2 million small businesses that operate in this country, and the fact that those s

Today is an opportunity to exchange ideas, drive innovation and explore new trade opportunities.

I very much appreciate the opportunity to speak with you today about a subject that is the life blood of our economy - our financial system.

It is wonderful to be here in the heart of Higgins to be able to launch the third Shop Small campaign.

Introductory remarks It’s wonderful to be here in Melbourne, in my hometown, in my new job as Minister for Small Business and Assistant Treasurer.

I’m delighted to join you this morning to be able to address you and address Australia’s largest peak business body. You have tremendous reach and responsibility at ACCI.

Thank you for inviting me to launch the Asialink Business Country Starter Packs today in my capacity as Minister for Small Business and Assistant Treasurer.