Speeches

  • Thursday, 20 February 2025

    It is a real honour to be invited to deliver this address, after it was delivered so ably by Peter Dutton just a year ago.

     

    I want to expand today on Peter’s address, focusing on the economic challenges facing Australians today.

     

    In particular, I want to speak about the economic priorities of an incoming Liberal Government and the need to apply core Liberal princip...

  • Wednesday, 20 November 2024

    Intro

     

    Thank you Mr Speaker.

     

    I rise to speak on this Ministerial Statement on the economy.

     

    More than two years ago the Treasurer gave a similar statement to the House.  As did I.

     

    Just months after the election, Australians had hope that Labor would deliver on their many promises. For cheaper energy, cheaper...

  • Wednesday, 30 October 2024

    E&OE 

    HANNAH WOOTTON:

    This super for housing policy really seems like it’s going to be a core plank of the upcoming election platform from the Coalition. And it speaks to a lot of issues, there’s house prices, there’s the cost of living crisis. On that front, how do you see this playing into broader questions around housing supply, affordability, I can’t help...

  • Wednesday, 30 October 2024

    E&OE  
     

    [ACKNOWLEDGMENTS] 

    A STRONG RETIREMENT SYSTEM

    It’s a central mission of an incoming Coalition government to put in place policies that will not only restore Australians’ standard of living, which has taken a big hit in the last two and a half years, but to help them to build the wealth they aspire to, to secure the fu...

  • Thursday, 17 October 2024

    E&OE
    “In the eye of the economic storm: A new agenda for productivity and fiscal discipline”
    [ACKNOWLEDGMENTS]
    Warren Hogan
    Professor Warren Hogan was a mentor to me and, as we all know, a huge influence in this department and this university for many years.
    For better or for worse, I would not be here giving this lecture tonight if it were not for Warren Hogan....