Speeches

Mr Speaker A year ago this month:

First Home Saver Accounts will help bring the dream of home ownership closer to a reality for many thousands of young Australians.

Thanks to the PA Foundation for the opportunity to come along today and say a few words for a great cause and for something very close to my own heart – and that's raising awareness about prosta

It's always great to be back here in Victoria. The thing you notice when you step off the plane at Tullamarine these days is the confidence of the State's people.

I want to do something a little unusual at the outset and also thank the good people of the Commonwealth Treasury. What an extraordinary team of talented, committed, hard working people.

The Budget Speech for 2008-09 can be accessed via the Budget website at www.budget.gov.au.

Well, thank you very much, David.

At the outset let me thank:

Thank you to the Melbourne Institute and The Australian for the invitation to speak with you today and thanks Michael Stutchbury, [The Australian] for that introduction.

Mr Speaker

Thank you for the invitation to speak with you today. It's a pleasure to address the Australia-Israel Chamber of Commerce.

Thank you for inviting me here tonight and for that warm welcome.

Mr Speaker, the amendments contained in this Bill will cut personal income tax for all Australian taxpayers from 1 July 2008, and implement important taxation reforms that have been long champio

Prime Minister; Ministerial and parliamentary colleagues; Bob and Blanche; Bob and Helena; the wonderful Mary and Janine Young; sponsors: Emirates, and Australian Income Protection, and supporte

Thanks Helen [Dalley, MC] for that introduction and thanks John [Hartigan, Chairman Australian News Channel] and Angelos [Frangopoulos, CEO Austr

Thank you for inviting me here today, and thanks Trevor [Carroll, AIG National President] for that introduction.

Thank you Minister.