Speeches

Thanks, it's great to back here for the sixth year in a row.

Thanks Michael, it's really great to be back at CEDA – an organisation right at the forefront of our public policy institutions.

I acknowledge the traditional owners of the land we meet on.

Thanks, Cass [Goldie] for that introduction. It's great to be here.

Good to be here.

Thanks, it's great to be home after the long budget haul in Canberra.

Thanks very much Laurie, and thank you all for coming along today.  This is one of my favourite traditions of the week, mainly because my family is always here to share it with me.  I want to st

Introduction Thanks, I always look forward to coming here because CEDA is one of the best forums we've got to discuss the challenges we face as a nation.

Ladies and gentlemen; friends. It is with a great sense of honour that I address you again at this year's ANZAC Day Dawn Service.

It's a real pleasure to welcome you to the first annual Australia-Hong Kong RMB trade and investment dialogue.

Thanks, it's great to have the opportunity to wrap up the Symposium.

Thanks, it's great to be here. I thought I'd take the opportunity today to do something a bit different and unpack what I think is an untold story of our economic success.

Thanks, it's really great to be here today. It's a great opportunity to talk about the big role which organisations like the ACBC are playing in deepening our engagement in Asia.

Thanks, it's a great honour to be here. This dinner is always one of the highlights of my year, so in 2013 it's great to witness the launch of a new chapter for the Mick Young Scholarships.

I look forward to coming here because I know this is one place where we always have a real conversation about our economy based on the facts.

Thanks Paul for that introduction.

Thanks, it's really great to be with you here in New York.  I'd hazard a guess that most of you have probably come along today because you've already got a pretty good sense of the many reasons w

It's great to be back here in Hong Kong.

Thanks for the introduction Paul and to all of you for the warm welcome - I'm delighted to be here again.

Thank you, Alan, for your introduction and for inviting me back to this year's China Advanced Leadership Program.