APEC Lecture
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Can I acknowledge the traditional owners of the land upon which we meet and pay my respect to their elders past, present and future, as well. And can I acknowledge you (the Hon Dr Craig Emerson) and the APEC study centre, and particularly acknowledge your contribution to public life in this country. I was reading a little bit of your bio before I came on and it’s a wonderful Australian story. From very humble beginnings and some very challenging early beginnings to going on to be an economist and playing a major role in setting public policy, especial...