May 18, 2018 | Homepage, Speeches, Speeches, Transcripts
It is a great honour to join you here this evening and propose this toast to the foundation for its 40 years of wonderful work. Forty years ago Malcolm Fraser announced we would put significant energy and effort into building on the legacy of Sir Robert. Menzies’...
May 9, 2018 | Homepage, Speeches, Speeches, Transcripts
Good morning everyone, on behalf of my parliamentary colleagues and in particular the Senate and Senators, welcome to this celebration. In particular, a very special welcome to His Excellency the Governor-General. First, my congratulations to the ACT Primary Concert...
Apr 25, 2018 | Homepage, Speeches, Speeches, Transcripts
Thank you for that kind introduction. Ambassadors, dignitaries, representatives of services from all nations present her today, but most importantly, servicemen and women of Australia and New Zealand. It is a distinct honour to be with you this morning to share ANZAC...
Mar 28, 2018 | Homepage, Speeches, Speeches, Transcripts
As a member of the Alfred Deakin Lecture Trust for two decades, and particularly as a Victorian and Melburnian myself, it is a particular pleasure to be here and launch this monograph today. As his most recent biographer has outlined, Alfred Deakin is very much a man...
Nov 13, 2017 | Homepage, Senate, Speeches
Senator RYAN (Victoria—Special Minister of State and Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Cabinet) (10:09): It is a great honour that my colleagues in the government have nominated me for this distinguished position. It is not a circumstance that I thought would...
May 25, 2017 | Homepage, Senate, Speeches
I would like to update the committee on matters relating to Bob Day and Rod Culleton. This year, two separate rulings of the High Court, acting as the Court of Disputed Returns, declared the Senate positions vacant of Mr Culleton an independent and Mr Day of...
