Speeches

Address to the American Chamber of Commerce in Australia

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I begin by acknowledging the traditional owners of the land, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation, and pay my respects to their Elders, past, present and emerging. As the Minister for Defence Industry, I also pay my respects to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander men and women…

Address to the National Press Club

Acknowledgements I acknowledge the Ngunnawal people as traditional custodians of the land we meet on and recognise any other people or families with connection to the lands of the ACT and region. As Minister for Defence Industry, I also pay my respects to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander men…

Launching the Australian Navy Cadets (ANC) Cadet Youth Development Continuum

I begin by acknowledging the traditional owners of the land and waters where we meet today, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation, and I pay my respects to their Elders, past, present and emerging. As the Assistant Minister for Defence, Assistant Minister for Veterans’ Affairs and Assistant…

Infrastructure Partnerships Australia Industry Briefing: Defence Estate Audit

I begin by acknowledging the traditional owners of the land on which we meet today, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation and I pay my respects to their Elders, past, present and emerging. As the Assistant Minister for Defence, I also pay my respects to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander men and…

Official opening of the inaugural Navy Life Expo

I begin by acknowledging the traditional owners of the land on which we meet today, the Gadigal people of Eora Nation, and pay my respects to their Elders, past, present and emerging. As the Assistant Minister for Defence, I also pay my respects to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander men and…

Address to the Indo-Pacific Sea Power Conference

Can I start by acknowledging the Gadigal people, that traditional owners of the land on which we meet today and pay my respects to their elders past and present. Can I acknowledge Vice Admiral Mark Hammond, the Chief of Royal Australian Navy. Can I acknowledge Vice Admiral Rtd. Tim Barrett who is…

Indo-Pacific 2023 Admiral's Reception

Thank you Uncle Shane for your Welcome to Country, and I too acknowledge the Gadigal people of Eora Nation and pay my respects to their Elders, past, present and emerging. As the Assistant Minister for Defence, I also pay my respects to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander men and women who have…

Official Opening of the Kokoda Gallery & World War II Exhibition, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea

Good evening. I would like to acknowledge the Honourable James Marape MP, Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea. The Honourable Isi Henry Leonard MP, the Minister for Tourism, Arts and Culture. Distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen. On a grassy knoll, in the heart of the Owen Stanley…

Ceremonial gifting of PAC 750 aircraft to the PNGDF

(Acknowledgements omitted) It is wonderful to be back in Port Moresby. And it is a great pleasure to be with you today at the Papua New Guinea Defence Force (PNGDF) Air Transport Wing, to celebrate this milestone in our defence relationship. It is the capstone on a year that has seen the defence…

Address to Australian Defence Information and Electronic Systems Association members

I wish to acknowledge the Ngunnawal people as traditional custodians of the land we are meeting on and recognise any other people or families with connection to the lands of the ACT and region. As the Assistant Minister for Defence and the Assistant Minister for Veterans’ Affairs, I also pay my…

Address to the Opening of the Seoul Defence Dialogue 2023

I’d like to thank Minister Shin for hosting me in Seoul and allowing me the honour of addressing the 2023 Seoul Defense Dialogue in such esteemed company as Ban Ki-Moon. Arriving this morning into Seoul, it’s hard not to see this glittering city as an embodiment of Korea’s national story: a…

Condolence Motion - Deaths of Danniel Lyon, Maxwell Nugent, Joseph Phillip Laycock & Alexander Naggs

Sudden tragedy is arresting. It is literally unbelievable. There is an almost tangible feeling that the person who walked through the door yesterday will walk through the door again tomorrow. And this is all the more so when that tragedy is playing out in public. When unexpected and unfamiliar…