Speeches
2013
2012
- Reception for Bipartisan Parliamentary Delegation. Residence of Consul-General, Noumea, New Caledonia. 12 December 2012
- Co-launch of Friends of AVI program. Melbourne. 22 November 2012
- Rededication of Z Special Unit graves. Commemorative Service, Bomana War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea. 6 November 2012
- Strengthening our sustainable development institutions. Economic and Social Council Special Ministerial Meeting, United Nations Headquarters, New York. 24 September 2012
- High level meeting on the rule of law. United Nations General Assembly, New York. 24 September 2012
- Australia Awards Presentation Ceremony. Parliament House. 18 September 2012
- 'Politics and Policy of Effective Development', Micah Challenge Forum. Parliament House. 18 September 2012
- Address to Gender Equality Roundtable – Post forum dialogue, Pacific Islands Forum. Cook Islands. 31 August 2012
- RAMSI photographic exhibition. Reception, Parliament House. 21 August 2012
- Pacific Executive (PACE) Program. Canberra. 20 August 2012
- Remarks at the launch of "Diasporas in Australia" report. Canberra. 15 August 2012
- Address to the inaugural Seasonal Worker Program conference. Sydney. 31 July 2012
- Reception to honour Alumni of Australia and outgoing awardees. Australian Ambassador’s residence, Addis Ababa. 13 July 2012
- Development issues in Afghanistan. Save the Children Parliamentary Breakfast Briefing, Parliament House, Canberra. 28 June 2012
- Address to the Australia Vanuatu Business Forum. Brisbane. 22 June 2012
- Launch of the Civil Society Engagement Framework. Parliament House, Canberra. 20 June 2012
- 50th Anniversary of Samoan Independence. Lau Samoa Society, Sydney. 14 June 2012
- Launch of "Hope for Life" Documentary — Australian Centre for the Moving Image. 6 June 2012
- The Community Good. A research report on the social impact of the PNG LNG Project in the Hela Region. 29 May 2012
- Today’s Opportunity, Tomorrow’s Prosperity. 28th Australia-Papua New Guinea Business Forum, Brisbane. 14 May 2012
- Australia’s Address to the Caribbean Community council for foreign and community relations (COFCOR). Paramaribo, Suriname. 4 May 2012
- Australian Statement, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) XIII. Doha, Qatar. 23 April 2012
- Promoting investment, trade, entrepreneurship and related development policies to foster sustained economic growth for sustainable and inclusive development. United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) XIII Ministerial Roundtable 2. 22 April 2012
- Speech on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of Australian Volunteers International. 18 April 2012
- PNG: Securing a prosperous future. PNG Symposium, Deakin University, Geelong. 12 April 2012
- Raising the profile of PNG in Australia, Australia Week Luncheon. Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. 9 March 2012
- International Women’s Day Breakfast. Papua New Guinea. 8 March 2012
- PNG’s economic partnership with Australia - Harnessing the opportunities. Austrade, Australia PNG Business Council. 7 March 2012
- Speech at the Australia Day Reception. Australian Honorary Consulate - Kingston, Jamaica. 27 January 2012
2011
- Speech of the Head of the Australian Delegation, XLII Meeting of the Mercosur Common Market. Montevideo, Uruguay. 19 December 2011
- Speech to the ALP National Conference - In Support of Motion to Overturn Ban on Uranium Sales to India. 4 December 2011
- Speech to the ALP National Conference - In support of Immigration Policy Amendments. 3 December 2011
- 17th Summit of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) - Australia’s Address. 11 November 2011
- Pacific Women’s Empowerment Policy Dialogue: Stopping Violence Against Women. 02 November 2011
- Australian Volunteers International - 60th Anniversary Celebrations. 24 October 2011
- Lecture to the Cairns Institute - James Cook University. 21 October 2011
- Launch of CARE/ANU Development Policy Centre Report on Rural Poverty in Remote PNG. 11 October 2011
- Why the Pacific matters. 28 September 2011
- 10th Anniversary of Collaboration for Health PNG. 22 September 2011
- WASHing Away Poverty. Launch of Micah Challenge Report. 20 September 2011
- Australia: A stronger voice for women in the world. Announcement of Penny Williams as Australia’s Global Ambassador for Women. 13 September 2011
- End the Cycle - Photographic Exhibition, High Court of Australia. 13 September 2011
- Special Dinner for Pacific Executive (PACE) Program. 22 August 2011
- Launch of Financial Services Partnership between Gao Fu and the Bank of Weifang. Weifang, China. 8 August 2011
- Seminar - A Sustainable Future: Australia-China Development in Clean Technology and the Environment. 5 August 2011
- Austrade Reception Dinner. Shangri-La Hotel, Guangzhou, China. 4 August 2011
- ‘Maintenance of international peace and security: the Impact of Climate Change’. Australian National Statement on Climate Change and Security, United Nations Security Council Chamber, New York. 20 July 2011
- Farewell to Australian Youth Ambassadors for Development. 22 June 2011
- PNG - Today and Tomorrow? Opening Address. 27 May 2011
- PNG - Today and Tomorrow? Op-ed. 27 May 2011
- Trade relations between Tonga and Australia. Vava'u Lahi Pasifiki Trade Fair 2011, Tonga. 19 May 2011
- Launch of "Decade of Action for Road Safety". Parliament House, Canberra. 11 May 2011
- Pacific Regional Conference on Disability, Closing Speech. Auckland. 6 April 2011
- The Australian and Fiji relationship. Australia Fiji Business Council, Sydney. 4 April 2011
- Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) John Dillon Fellows Speech. 24 March 2011
- Launch of Nossal Institute Policy Brief on Australia’s Contribution to Global Immunisation. 22 March 2011
- Leadership for Development Conference. 21 March 2011
- Australian Youth Ambassadors' Departure Speech. 2 March 2011
2010
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