Selected Speeches and Messages
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ANZAC Day Commemoration Service
Saturday, 25 April 2020
I am honoured to represent the people of New South Wales on this national day of remembrance and to acknowledge the veterans, families and communities around the State who are marking ANZAC Day 2020. The ANZAC Memorial, where this ceremony...
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Coloured Digger ANZAC Day Commemorative Gathering
Saturday, 25 April 2020
On this day of commemoration, I pay my respects to Elders of this land, past, present and emerging and I especially acknowledge the Babana Aboriginal Men’s Group, the initiators of this ceremony, the first of which was held 14 years...
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ANZAC Day 2020 Message
Saturday, 18 April 2020
Gordon Short was a war time photographer, renowned for his ability to capture the ‘action and warmth’ of the moment. And so it is with this photograph, taken in Park St in the city on 15 August 1945 and which...
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Easter Message 2020
Thursday, 9 April 2020
For many, the upcoming long weekend will be unlike any other. For our common good, the “Great Australian Easter Getaway” will become the “Great Easter Stay at Home”. Gatherings of family and friends will see everyone in their own homes, connecting...
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COVID-19 Message, 5 April 2020
Sunday, 5 April 2020
After COVID-19 is over we will appreciate the great Australian outdoors more than ever. But at the moment, most of us are spending a great proportion of our time indoors and connecting remotely with our family and friends and with our...
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COVID-19 Message, 26 March 2020
Thursday, 26 March 2020
The COVID-19 crisis continues to worsen. Increasing numbers of people have been diagnosed with the virus and, very sadly, we have now had 11 deaths nationally and 6 here in New South Wales. To the families and loved ones of...
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COVID-19 Message, 18 March 2020
Wednesday, 18 March 2020
In my Australia Day address this year I said that in the community’s response to drought and bushfires ‘We had seen the best of Australians’ and that we needed ‘to continue to be the best of Australians’. At that time...
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United Way Australia - Informal Launch of Major Gifts Program: Emphasising Commitment to Early Childhood Literacy
Monday, 16 March 2020
Thank you, Liz Dibbs, Chair, United Way Australia – and David Tudehope – for welcoming us. The Honourable Gabrielle Upton MP, Parliamentary Secretary to the Premier Mr Clayton Noble, Chief Executive Officer, United Way Australia I too convey my respects to...
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VIEW Club's 60th Anniversary
Tuesday, 3 March 2020
Bujari gamarruwa mudgingal babana gamarada Gadigal Good morning, men, women and friends. I am delighted to welcome you this morning in the language of the Gadigal. At Government House we acknowledge the Gadigal people of the Eora nation, who are the traditional...
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Unveiling of Governor Hurley Portrait
Thursday, 20 February 2020
Government House Sydney honours First Nations by fostering a shared sense of belonging for all Australians. We acknowledge the Gadigal people of the Eora nation, who are the traditional custodians of the land on which this House stands and pay...