Speeches

Thank you, Jonathan.

When the Government came into office last year, it was very clear that there were a range of difficult global conditions outside Australia's control, but also a number of domestic imbalances that h

Thank you for the introduction, Simon. And thank you for inviting me to speak at this event, which I see is billed as Australasia’s foremost debt and foreign exchange conference.

I’m delighted to be here today to talk about re-energising Australia’s economic policy reform.

Thank you for the opportunity to speak today. Financial literacy is important to me, as it is to all of you.

Thank you for the opportunity to speak today. The theme of today’s conference, ‘paving the way to sustainability’, reflects an important priority.

Thank you for welcoming me today. I am delighted to be here representing the Prime Minister to open your conference.

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Thank you, Karl for that introduction. Can I acknowledge you, as a good friend, and Chair of the Association, and your CEO David Harsfield.

We see an example today of the Leader of the Opposition highlighting the extent to which Labor is prepared to go down a very lowbrow road indeed.

Thank you for the opportunity to address you on the topic of tax Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (or 'BEPS').

Good morning. Thank you John for that introduction and for inviting me to speak over breakfast this morning.

Thank you for the kind welcome and for inviting me to speak at your meeting today.

Thank you for that introduction, John.

Introduction Good morning. It’s a great pleasure to be in Hobart this morning on the final day of your 29th national convention.

How extraordinary for the Labor Party to come into the chamber with yet another MPI claiming that this government has the wrong priorities and that in some way we are not living up to the promise

I see what is going on here: the lights opposite are on but there is no-one home.