Speeches

2025

February

Inaugural Annual Sports Diplomacy Roundtable
28 February 2025

January

Afghanistan Women’s XI vs Cricket Without Borders XI
30 January 2025
Tennis Australia ‘Pacific Showcase’ Dinner
21 January 2025

2024

December

Boxing Day Gala Event
26 December 2024
Australia-India Sports Innovation Summit
13 December 2024

November

Keynote address to the 2024 Australia-China Youth Dialogue
22 November 2024
Launch of Documents on Foreign Policy volume 'Australia and the Suez Crisis 1950-1957'
21 November 2024
Consular State of Play 2023–24 launch
20 November 2024

October

Australia-Latin America Business Council Mining Dinner 2024 keynote address
29 October 2024
Telstra Pacific Islands Telecommunications Strategy Forum (PITA) keynote address
29 October 2024
Australian International Education Conference
23 October 2024

September

New Colombo Plan Alumni reception
12 September 2024
Australia China Business Council Executive Dinner
11 September 2024
Indian Ocean Roundtable remarks, Perth USAsia Centre
5 September 2024
Address to the Africa Down Under Conference 2024
4 September 2024

August

Celebrating Chinese Australian Achievers Melbourne Spring Gala 2024
30 August 2024
Australia-Vietnam Young Leadership Dialogue 2024
29 August 2024
AIYD 2024 – Australia India Youth Dialogue
19 August 2024
Australia-ASEAN Youth Summit
19 August 2024
India Independence Day 2024
15 August 2024

July

Canberra Launch of the 20th Lowy Institute Poll
29 July 2024

May

Address to the Diplomatic Academy of Vienna
23 May 2024
75th Anniversary of Fulbright 2024
9 May 2024

April

Australia India Space Cooperation: Unlocking International Opportunities
30 April 2024
ASPI Darwin Dialogue on Critical Minerals and Rare Earth Elements
18 April 2024
National Security College Conference: One and free: interests, values and national identity
10 April 2024

March

Dinner for Laos Prime Minister with Scholars
6 March 2024
ASEAN-Australia Special Summit - Emerging Leaders’ Dialogue Reception Address
4 March 2024
Report Launch: Comprehensive Strategic Partners: ASEAN and Australia after the first 50 years
1 March 2024

February

High level statement to the 55th session of the Human Rights Council
27 February 2024
Video message to the High-Level Segment, Conference on Disarmament
26 February 2024
Indian Ocean Conference, conference opening address
9 February 2024

2023

December

International Humanitarian Conference for the Civilian Population in Gaza
6 December 2023
2024 New Colombo Plan Scholarship Awards Ceremony
5 December 2023
Launch of the France-Australia Centre for Energy Transition
5 December 2023

November

Supporting Australians in crisis overseas
30 November 2023
Australia-Latin American Business Council networking day
29 November 2023
Australian Academy of Science Symposium
14 November 2023
AIIA National Conference 2023 Keynote - Australian Foreign Policy and the Polycrisis
13 November 2023
One Planet Polar Summit – Ministerial Meeting, 8-10 November
10 November 2023
One Planet Polar Summit – High-level segment, 8-10 November 2023
10 November 2023
International Conference on Humanitarian Relief for Palestinian civilians in Gaza
9 November 2023
Australia’s National Statement to the 42nd Session of the UNESCO General Conference
9 November 2023

October

Australia China Business Council - 50th Anniversary Gala Dinner
17 October 2023
Australia India Institute AILD Launch
17 October 2023
IORA Council of Ministers meeting - Country statement
11 October 2023

September

AIYD 2023 — Australia India Youth Dialogue
20 September 2023
Australia Korea Future Forum
11 September 2023
Address to the Africa Down Under Conference 2023
8 September 2023
50th Anniversary of Diplomatic Relations and Vietnam National Day
6 September 2023

August

ASEAN Scholars Leadership Program Launch
9 August 2023
FIFA Women’s World Cup
3 August 2023

July

Asia Society Generation Asia Speech
26 July 2023
Asialink Leaders Forum keynote address on foreign policy
18 July 2023
La Trobe Asia: Australia’s Asia Identity
14 July 2023
Keynote speech, South Asia Conference 2023
13 July 2023

June

May

Return of the tunala to Nepal
16 May 2023
Keynote speech: Australian Alumni lunch celebrating 20 years of Australia-Bhutan relations, Bhutan
15 May 2023
Cyber and Tech Retreat Remarks
15 May 2023
Indian Ocean Conference
13 May 2023

April

Closing Address to the Australian Strategic Policy Institute’s Sydney Dialogue
5 April 2023

March

Remarks to ARF Nuclear Risk Reduction Workshop
22 March 2023
Asialink Leaders’ Opening Night
14 March 2023
Launch of two volumes of Australia in the World, covering 1920-1930 and 1931-1936
8 March 2023
Australian Statement to the High-Level Segment, Human Rights Council – 52nd Session
1 March 2023

February

2022

December

The Hunger Project
8 December 2022
Opening of the Australian Embassy in Rabat, Morocco
6 December 2022
Speech to Asialink conference marking the 50th Anniversary of Australia-China relations
2 December 2022

November

IORA Council of Ministers meeting Australia country statement
24 November 2022
Australian Latin America Business Council
22 November 2022
Address to the 'No Money for Terror' Ministerial Conference on Counter-Terrorism Financing, New Delhi
18 November 2022
KPMG Indian Diaspora Dinner
11 November 2022
Consular State of Play 2021-22 launch
3 November 2022

October

Biennial Conference Keynote, Zionist Federation of Australia
30 October 2022
'New Frontiers New Challenges’, AIIA National Conference
23 October 2022
Subregional Forum on CWC National Implementation
19 October 2022
SICW Sessions: Tackling the Ransomware Scourge – Global Cooperation for a Transboundary Issue
18 October 2022
Statement on behalf of Australia (Permanent Observer), Organization of American States General Assembly Peru 2022, Lima
13 October 2022
Remarks to ceremony to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Bali bombings
12 October 2022
Universidad de Chile’s Institute of International Studies, Santiago
4 October 2022

September

ACBC Networking Day Gala Dinner
13 September 2022

August

Africa Down Under Plenary opening remarks
31 August 2022
Perth USAsia Centre – Private Roundtable opening remarks
30 August 2022
Asialink lunch address, National Portrait Gallery
Australia's identity and what it means in foreign policy
17 August 2022
Asialink Leaders Summit opening keynote - Australia’s place in Asia
16 August 2022

July

Remarks at the launch of The Consul by Ian Kemish, Lowy Institute, Sydney
21 July 2022
Reinvigorating Australia-Africa Ties - Africa Day
7 July 2022

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