Speeches

Good morning, everyone. Firstly I would like to acknowledge:

Thank you Sue and Vivienne for your warm welcome.

Hello to everyone gathered in Sydney for the Women, Super and Wealth Summit. Let me begin by congratulating the SMSF Association and the FSC for organising this event.

Hello to everyone in Sydney. Welcome to the 2017 ASIC Annual Forum. Unfortunately I can’t be there with you in person.

Hello to everyone gathered in Adelaide for the Tax Institute 2017 National Convention. I apologise that I can't be there with you in person.

The mining industry in Australia is interwoven in our history, our folklore and our sense of who we are as a nation.

Thank you very much Paul, and it’s a great pleasure to be here at PwC in your beautiful new building.

It's a really great pleasure to be here at this conference in my home town of Melbourne.

Hello to everyone gathered in Sydney for the Insurance Council of Australia’s annual forum. 

Thank you so very much Nicole, and it is such a great pleasure to be here today amongst all of you.

Thank you, everyone, for that warm welcome.

One of the great drivers of the Australian economy is — and will continue to be — the financial services sector.

It is a pleasure to be here today amongst such an honour roll of individuals who are the Chairs of superannuation funds that manage hundreds of billions of dollars in assets on behalf of the Austra

Thank you, everyone, for that very warm welcome.

Thank you, everyone, for that warm welcome — it’s wonderful to be with you for the Superannuation Opportunity Forum.  Today is an opportunity for reflection. 

Thank you for that warm welcome — it’s wonderful to be here on the Gold Coast for ASFA’s conference.

Hello to everyone gathered in Melbourne today for the Flexible Packaging and Label Manufacturers Association conference.

Thank you for that kind introduction — it’s lovely to be here for the Committee for Sustainable Retirement Incomes’ Leadership Forum.

Thank you everyone. It is a great pleasure to be here at ACCI’s second Business Leaders Summit, giving the opening address today.

Opening remarks On behalf of the Government of Australia, let me say how pleased I am to be able to participate in this important conference.