Speeches by The Hon Scott Morrison MP
Scheduled address to the Committee for Economic Development of Australia
The Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA) is a forum for some of our best and brightest and one that is to be congratulated…
International Conference on Welfare Reform: Meeting the Policy Challenges of Change
E&OE I’d like to congratulate the organisers for bringing together such a rich forum for discussion on such an important issue for the nation’s future.…
Philanthropy Meets Parliament Summit
Thank you very much Alan and can I acknowledge the traditional owners on the land on which we meet and any elders past and present.…
Launch of the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare’s ‘Australia’s Welfare 2015’ report
E&OE Thank you very much Mukesh and thank you to Kerry and to all of those who have had a role in the production of…
Australian Davos Connection Canberra Forum, Parliament House
Industrialised nations face huge challenges in social policy. Whether on welfare spending, ageing, jobs or access to housing, governments across the developed world are having…
Official opening – Yfoundations Recharge Conference, Sydney
To the youth ambassadors, thank you for your introduction and for sharing your experiences with us. It must take courage to speak out the way…
Positive welfare and compassionate conservatism – address to the Institute of Public Affairs, Melbourne
E&OE In 1989 the Berlin Wall fell. Francis Fukuyama described these events as the end of history. While this could now be seen as excitable…
Address to the Australian Childcare Alliance QLD National Conference, Brisbane
E&OE Can I acknowledge the traditional owners and any elders past and present in coming to the address here today. It is a great thrill…
Opening of the University of Wollongong Early Start Facility
E&OE Well thank you very much for that kind introduction it is tremendous to be with you all here today, and to Richard, thank you…
Address to Not For Profit leadership conference
E&OE Well thank you for the welcome and Uncle Chicka thank you for your welcome this morning. We bump into each other all around Sydney…
Address to Australian Youth Mentoring Conference
E&OE Thank you very much for the introduction, it is a pleasure to be here with you all on a chilly Canberra day and it…
‘A good deal on welfare’ – Address To ACOSS National Conference
E&OE Thank you Cassandra. It is wonderful to be with you today, I’m sorry I couldn’t be with you last night. I was, like most…
Address to the National No Interest Loan Scheme Conference
Thank you very much for that very generous introduction. I have to spend the next 20 years trying to live up to it. I have…
A Clear and Positive Way Forward
E&OE It is tremendous to see so many of you here. What you do changes people’s lives. We all know that when people find it…
Child Aware Approaches Conference, Melbourne
E&OE It’s wonderful to be here with you this morning in this incredibly important week; Families’ Week. This is a subject which is dear to…
Address to Early Childhood Australia Forum
E&OE Thank you for bringing the leaders of the sector here together this morning because this is a very important period we are currently engaged…
Address to the Sydney Institute ‘A Square Deal for Families and Young Australians’
E&OE Our place in the world and the lifestyle we have worked hard to achieve cannot be taken for granted. We will continue to succeed…
Family and Relationships Services Australia – Senior Executives Forum
E&OE This is an important national forum for Senior Executives of Family and Relationship Services. I want to acknowledge the outstanding work done by you…
Answer to Question Without Notice – National Partnership Agreement on Homelessness
Mr MORRISON (Cook–Minister for Social Services) (15:02): I thank the member for Corangamite for her question. It was a great pleasure to be with the…
Harmony Day video message – March 21
G’day, I’m Scott Morrison. I’m the Minister for Social Services responsible for multicultural affairs. This year marks the 15th year of Harmony Day and on…
Address to the National Press Club “The Best Form of Welfare”
Download the National Press Club presentation [PDF: 1.6MB] E&OE Thank you very much Laurie. It is great to be with you all here in this…
Question Without Notice, House of Representatives
Mr MORRISON (Cook–Minister for Social Services) (14:48): I thank the member for Bonner for his question. I congratulate the member for Bonner and his wife,…
Video message for Lunar New Year 2015
Ni Hao, On behalf of the Australian government and as the Minister for Social Services responsible for multicultural affairs I would like to take the…
Question without Notice – House of Representatives
Mr MORRISON (Cook – Minister for Social Services) (15:04): I thank the member for Swan for his question. In know he is interested in getting…