Speeches by The Hon Amanda Rishworth MP
Financial Counselling Australia Conference 2024
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Good morning. I’m sorry I couldn’t join you in person today. With the Budget last night it’s a busy time in Parliament House,…
Early Years Strategy Launch
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Thank you Patricia for that introduction. And a big thank you to Playgroup Australia and Playgroup NSW for hosting today’s launch. It’s so…
Launch of new resources by Autism Cooperative Research Centre
I’d like to start by acknowledging we meet on the lands of the Kaurna people and pay my respects to elder’s past, present and emerging.…
DSC Annual NDIS Conference
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Good morning everyone. I’m sorry I can’t be there in person but Parliament is sitting, so I have to be in Canberra. I…
CREATE Foundation Conference
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Thank you. That was a great introduction. It is wonderful to be here with you today. This is a really important gathering, very…
World Down Syndrome Day Breakfast
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Good morning. Thank you, Michael, [Cox] for you warm welcome and wonderful words, so eloquently highlighting some of the challenges, but also so…
Jobsupport Awards Ceremony
It’s really wonderful to join you here today. I would like to, just for anyone that has vision impairments, give you a visual description of…
Pathways to Possibilities Conference
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Good morning and thank you to Settlement Services International Limited for the opportunity to speak to you about the ways the Albanese Government…
International Day of People with Disability Morning Tea
BILL SHORTEN, MINISTER FOR THE NDIS AND GOVERNMENT SERVICES: Good morning, everybody. I’d like to acknowledge that we meet here on the land of the…
Championing Change: Addressing Domestic and Family Violence as Workplace Issues
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Thank you very much for that introduction, I really appreciate being here for this event which I am hopeful will spark and continue…
JobAccess – Driving Disability Employment seminar
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Good morning, It’s really wonderful to see you again and also wonderful to join you here today. I would also like to thank…
Community Broadcasting Association of Australia Annual Conference
E&O TRANSCRIPT Thank you very much, and– I think – thank you to James for that introduction. I have to say no-one has ever compared…
Philanthropy Australia: Philanthropy Meets Parliament House
I would like to start by acknowledging that you are meeting on the lands on the lands of the Ngunnawal and Ngambri people and I’m…
Statement of a Significant Matter
Today I rise to acknowledge the release of the Final Report of the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability. …
Statement on a Significant Matter – Family and Domestic Violence
Today I rise to acknowledge the ongoing impacts of family and domestic violence has across this country. Violence against women and children, in any form,…
United Nations General Assembly High Level Debate on Equal Access to Justice for All: Advancing Reforms for Peaceful, Just and Inclusive Societies
*Check against delivery* Chair, Honourable Ministers, Distinguished Representatives, Australia welcomes the opportunity to contribute to today’s discussion. If we are serious about protecting human rights…
Statement on behalf of Mexico, Indonesia, Republic of Korea, Türkiye and Australia at the Conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the MIKTA countries, Mexico, Indonesia, the Republic of Korea, Türkiye and Australia. We recognise…
Australia’s National Statement at the Conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Australia’s modern identity is one of rich heritage, home to more than 300 ancestries and the world’s oldest continuing culture of Australia’s First Nations people.…
South Australian Council on Intellectual Disability (SACID) Leading through Inclusion Conference
Thank you very much for that introduction. It’s really wonderful to be here with you today and I would like to start by acknowledging that…
Financial Counselling Australia 2023 National Conference
Good morning. I would like to start by acknowledging the traditional owners of the lands on which we meet, the Ngunnawal and Ngambri peoples, and…
Wiyi Yani U Thangani National Summit
Good morning. I would like to start by acknowledging the traditional owners of the land on which I am recording this message, the Ngunnawal people,…
Recognition of the life of Robert “Father Bob” Maguire
I rise to acknowledge and commemorate the life of Robert “Father Bob” Maguire. Last month – on April 19 – Australia lost a giant of…
Recognition of ten years since the National Apology for Forced Adoptions
I rise to acknowledge the tenth anniversary of the National Apology for Forced Adoptions. On 21 March 2013, in front of an audience of over…
ChangeFest: The Future of Place-Based Change
Good morning everyone and thank you for inviting me to open this plenary session on the future of place-based change. Unfortunately I’m not able to…
National Early Years Summit
Good morning everyone and welcome to the National Early Years’ Summit, here in Parliament House. Nothing focuses the mind more than when you leave the…