In the morning, Her Excellency the Honourable Margaret Beazley AC KC, Governor of New South Wales, as Patron, officially opened the Fifth International Defence and Security Dialogue, conducted by the Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies New South Wales, in conjunction with RUSI Australia, at Parliament House, Sydney. For further information, visit: rusinsw.org.au

In the evening, the Governor and Mr Wilson hosted a Hails and Farewells Dinner for Honorary Aides-de-Camp, at Government House.