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Firstly, I want to thank you, Emily, and your staff, who have been so generous with your time and expertise during my visits to the Mint in the last 12 month

Simeon and I are both delighted to welcome you all to Admiralty House.

Good morning, everyone. 

Welcome to Government House. 

This is a place of peace and welcome, where everyone belongs. 

It is a pleasure to be at the National Portrait Gallery tonight.

Delivered at the Anzac Commemorative Site, Türkiye

This address was broadcast on the ABC on Anzac Day 2025

Good afternoon. I acknowledge that today we gather on the lands of the traditional custodians, and pay my respects to their elders, past and present.

Tonight is a very special moment, particularly for Simeon and me, because long before I joined the Trust, I was a local Sydney mum taking our daughter, Lotte