Distinguished guests, ambassadors, my colleague the Honourable Bronwyn Bishop, ladies and gentlemen, it is an absolute pleasure to be here today among so many respected names in foreign affairs.
The Australian Institute of International Affairs is one of our nation’s premier think tanks and contributes a great deal to the development and dissemination of ideas and debates on foreign policy and I’m sure this year’s National Conference will take its reputation to even greater heights.
The theme today is a deliberate challenge to a room full of strongly held opinions – “Australian Foreign Policy – Regional or Global?” The simple answer, …read more