Public Speeches
Anzac Day Address 2013
Thursday, 25 April 2013 — Templestowe
Visitors to this country sometimes wonder why the Great War of 1914 – 18 has had such an impact on the collective psyche of the Australian people.
Civil society and the role of government
Tuesday, 23 April 2013 — Centre for Independent Studies, Sydney
The description “not-for-profit” immediately connotes an economic framework, whereas civil society conveys a different, broader notion, of which the economic is one, albeit important, part.
Remarks to ACOSS National Conference
3:59 pm, Tuesday, 26 March 2013 — Adelaide
The institutions of civil society are important because they are neither created nor controlled by the state.
Family and Relationship Services Australia Senior Executives Forum 2013
5:05 pm, Wednesday, 13 March 2013 — National Portrait Gallery, Canberra
Can I start by saying that my fundamental starting point is the attitude that we take to institutions of civil society.
Parliamentary Friends of Clubs
Wednesday, 13 March 2013
The Coalition gets Clubs. Whether it’s a bowls club, a golf club, a workers’ club, a surf lifesaving club, or a footy or sports club – we get it.



