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The National Press Club of Australia is very proud of its heritage. Over the years the club has hosted Addresses from a vast array of visiting international figures, Heads of State, Religious leaders, innovators and political leaders, including every Prime Minster/Opposition Leader every year over the past 40 years.

From the first address from Chief Justice and External Affairs Minister Sir Garfield Barwick on 17 May 1963 held at the then Hotel Canberra, right through to present day addresses held in our state of the art television studio, our speaker archive is available for download by decade to the right. Below is a list of our most recent speakers.

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2013
- May
  - The Hon Wayne Swan MP
    May 15, 2013
  - Professor Sandra Harding
    May 8, 2013
  - Alex Malley FCPA
    May 1, 2013
- April
  - Ita Buttrose AO OBE
    April 24, 2013
  - Tony Shepherd AO
    April 17, 2013
  - Superannuation Tax Debate
    April 10, 2013
  - David Simon
    April 3, 2013
- March
  - Rod Sims
    March 27, 2013
  - Australian Arab Women's Forum
    March 20, 2013
  - The Hon Simon Crean MP
    March 13, 2013
  - UN Women Australia Forum
    March 6, 2013
  - Mary Kissel
    March 5, 2013
- February
  - Professor Glyn Davis AC
    February 27, 2013
  - Lara Giddings
    February 20, 2013
  - Senator Christine Milne
    February 19, 2013
  - Tanya Hosch and Jason Glanville
    February 13, 2013
  - Professor Robert Picard
    February 12, 2013
  - Dave Oliver
    February 6, 2013
- January
  - The Hon Tony Abbott MP Leader of the Opposition
    January 31, 2013
  - The Hon Julia Gillard MP Prime Minister
    January 30, 2013
2012
- December
  - Ambassador Jeffrey Bleich
    December 12, 2012
  - Mark Masterson
    December 5, 2012
- November
  - The Hon Peter O'Neill
    November 28, 2012
  - The Hon Tony Burke MP
    November 22, 2012
  - Ged Kearney and Kate Carnell
    November 21, 2012
  - The Hon Brendan O'Connor
    November 14, 2012
- October
  - The Hon Jenny Macklin MP
    October 31, 2012
  - Admiral John Lord AM
    October 24, 2012
  - Andrew Liveris
    October 17, 2012
  - Ron Radford AM
    October 10, 2012
  - Alan Joyce
    October 9, 2012
  - Professor Greg Craven
    October 3, 2012
- September
  - Senator Christine Milne
    September 26, 2012
  - Graham Brookes
    September 20, 2012
  - Professor Ilan Pappe
    September 19, 2012
  - Professor Brian Schmidt
    September 18, 2012
  - ACT Leaders Debate
    September 12, 2012
  - Dr Megan Clark
    September 5, 2012
  - Prime Minister Julia Gillard
    September 3, 2012
- August
  - Dr Helen Szoke
    August 29, 2012
  - Debate: Growing the Australian Economy: a Industry & Union Perspective
    August 22, 2012
  - Hon Robert Hill
    August 15, 2012
  - Peter Strong
    August 8, 2012
  - Professor Allan Fels
    August 1, 2012
- July
  - Professor Fred Hilmer AO
    July 25, 2012
  - Dr Steve Hambleton
    July 18, 2012
  - Ita Buttrose
    July 11, 2012
  - Dr Dawn Casey
    July 4, 2012
- June
  - Wayne Bergmann
    June 27, 2012
  - Dr Lobsang Sangay
    June 26, 2012
  - The Hon Greg Combet AM MP
    June 20, 2012
  - Anders Fogh Rasmussen
    June 13, 2012
  - Australia’s Treatment of Refugees
    June 9, 2012
  - Dr. Alain Beaudet
    June 6, 2012
  - Senator Bob Brown
    June 5, 2012
- May
  - Professor Brian Schmidt and Alan Finkel AM PhD FTSE
    May 30, 2012
  - The Hon Chris Bowen
    May 25, 2012
  - Professor Ian Chubb
    May 23, 2012
  - Paul Howes
    May 22, 2012
  - Joe Hockey
    May 16, 2012
  - The Hon Wayne Swan MP
    May 9, 2012
  - Andrew Forrest
    May 2, 2012
- April
  - Dr Janette Randall
    April 26, 2012
  - Brian Howe
    April 18, 2012
  - Aged Care Forum
    April 11, 2012
  - Robyn Archer AO
    April 4, 2012
  - Craig Emerson Minister for Trade
    April 3, 2012
- March
  - Peter Verwer
    March 28, 2012
  - Professor Snow Barlow, Susan Findlay Tickner and Dr Shakeel Bhatti
    March 21, 2012
  - Senator the Hon Chris Evans
    March 14, 2012
  - Professor Glyn Davis AC
    March 7, 2012
  - UN Women Australia Forum
    March 6, 2012
  - The Hon Wayne Swan MP
    March 5, 2012
- February
  - Independents Forum
    February 29, 2012
  - Christopher Kennedy & Dr John Herron
    February 28, 2012
  - The Hon Greg Combet AM MP
    February 22, 2012
  - H.E Professor Ekmeleddin Ihsanoğlu
    February 15, 2012
  - Senator the Hon Penny Wong
    February 8, 2012
  - Tim Fischer AC
    February 1, 2012
- January
  - The Hon Tony Abbott MP
    January 31, 2012
  - The Hon Anthony Albanese MP
    January 25, 2012
2011
- December
  - Michael Devereux
    December 7, 2011
- November
  - Heather Ridout
    November 30, 2011
  - The Hon Brendan O'Connor MP
    November 28, 2011
  - Peter Darch, Dr Rhonda Galbally & Dr Paul Brock AM
    November 23, 2011
  - The Hon Nicola Roxon MP
    November 22, 2011
  - Alex Mitchell
    November 21, 2011
  - Deborra-lee Furness
    November 9, 2011
  - Dr Brendan Shaw
    November 2, 2011
- October
  - Jean Kittson
    October 26, 2011
  - Alan Jones
    October 19, 2011
  - Peter Anderson V's Tony Maher
    October 12, 2011
- September
  - Professor Suzanne Cory
    September 28, 2011
  - Minister Chris Evans
    September 21, 2011
  - Peter Reith, John Lloyd & Professor Judith Sloan,
    September 20, 2011
  - Mrs Sophie Mirabella MP
    September 14, 2011
  - Professor Tim Flannery, Linda Adams & Dr Jiang Kejun
    September 13, 2011
  - Ged Kearney
    September 7, 2011
- August
  - Mark Scott AO
    August 31, 2011
  - The Hon Tony Burke MP
    August 24, 2011
  - The Hon Greg Combet AM, MP
    August 23, 2011
  - Dr Jane Burns
    August 18, 2011
  - Professor Michael Spence
    August 17, 2011
  - Lance Hockridge
    August 10, 2011
  - Graeme Innes AM
    August 9, 2011
  - The Hon Malcolm Turnbull MP
    August 3, 2011
- July
  - President Vaclav Klaus
    July 26, 2011
  - Dr Steve Hambleton MBBS FAMA
    July 20, 2011
  - The Climate Change Debate
    July 19, 2011
  - The Hon Julia Gillard MP
    July 14, 2011
  - The Hon Julia Gillard MP
    July 14, 2011
  - Baroness Susan Greenfield CBE
    July 13, 2011
- June
  - Senator Bob Brown
    June 29, 2011
  - Alan Joyce
    June 22, 2011
  - Professor Ian Chubb AC
    June 21, 2011
  - Luc Panissod
    June 20, 2011
  - Simon McKeon
    June 16, 2011
  - Graeme Samuel
    June 15, 2011
  - Professor Barry Marshall AC
    June 8, 2011
  - The Hon Wayne Swan MP
    June 7, 2011
  - The Hon Kevin Rudd MP
    June 1, 2011
- May
  - Professor Ross Garnaut
    May 31, 2011
  - Bill Shorten MP
    May 27, 2011
  - Andrew Demetriou
    May 25, 2011
  - The Hon Mark Butler MP
    May 24, 2011
  - The Hon Joe Hockey MP
    May 18, 2011
  - Professor Paul Greenfield
    May 4, 2011
- April
  - Tony Quint
    April 27, 2011
  - Jon Stanhope MLA & Paul Henderson MLA
    April 20, 2011
  - The Hon Greg Combet MP
    April 13, 2011
  - The Hon Christopher Pyne MP
    April 6, 2011
- March
  - Scott Morrison MP
    March 30, 2011
  - Peter Newell OAM
    March 23, 2011
  - Graham Kraehe
    March 22, 2011
  - Professor Ross Garnaut
    March 17, 2011
  - Andrew Sayers AM
    March 16, 2011
  - Dr Tom Calma & Mick Gooda
    March 10, 2011
  - The Hon. Kate Ellis MP
    March 9, 2011
  - Professor Peter Coaldrake
    March 2, 2011
  - Louise Tarrant
    March 1, 2011
- February
  - The Hon Kevin Rudd MP
    February 22, 2011
  - The Hon. Kristina Keneally MP
    February 11, 2011
  - Barry O'Farrell
    February 9, 2011
2010
- December
  - Health Forum - Healthy Ageing at what cost?
    December 8, 2010
  - Andrew McEvoy
    December 1, 2010
- November
  - Peter Taylor
    November 24, 2010
  - Ethan Nadelmann
    November 23, 2010
  - Will Delaat
    November 17, 2010
  - Malalai Joya
    November 10, 2010
  - Brian Loughnane
    November 10, 2010
  - Karl Bitar
    November 9, 2010
  - Mick Gooda
    November 3, 2010
- October
  - The Hon John Howard
    October 27, 2010
  - Murray Darling Basin Authority Forum
    October 20, 2010
  - Barrie Cassidy
    October 18, 2010
  - Brendan Lyon
    October 13, 2010
  - Gerardine (Ged) Kearney
    October 6, 2010
- September
  - The Hon Simon Crean MP
    September 29, 2010
  - Tim Flannery
    September 28, 2010
  - Michael O'Neill
    September 22, 2010
  - Graham Bradley AM
    September 15, 2010
  - Bettina Arndt
    September 2, 2010
  - Lord Nicholas Stern of Brentford, Kt, FBA
    September 1, 2010
- August
  - The Hon Bob Katter MP, Tony Windsor MP & Robert Oakeshott MP, Adam Bandt.
    August 25, 2010
  - The Hon Julia Gillard MP
    August 19, 2010
  - Senator Bob Brown
    August 18, 2010
  - The Hon Tony Abbott MP
    August 17, 2010
  - The Hon Stephen Smith MP VS The Hon Julie Bishop MP
    August 12, 2010
  - The Hon Nicola Roxon MP VS The Hon Peter Dutton MP
    August 11, 2010
  - The Hon Wayne Swan MP VS The Hon Joe Hockey MP
    August 9, 2010
  - The Hon Warren Truss MP
    August 4, 2010
- July
  - Dr Andrew Pesce
    July 21, 2010
  - The Hon Julia Gillard MP
    July 15, 2010
  - Senator Bob Brown
    July 14, 2010
  - Professor Patrick McCorry
    July 7, 2010
- June
  - Aden Ridgeway & Ron Radford AM
    June 30, 2010
  - Graham Bradley AM
    June 24, 2010
  - Elizabeth Broderick
    June 23, 2010
  - Dr Jose Ramos-Horta
    June 23, 2010
  - Professor Julian Hughes
    June 22, 2010
  - His Excellency Jeffrey L Bleich
    June 16, 2010
  - Clive Palmer Vs Paul Howes
    June 2, 2010
- May
  - The Hon Joe Hockey MP
    May 19, 2010
  - The Hon Wayne Swan MP
    May 12, 2010
- April
  - Christopher Rex
    April 29, 2010
  - The Hon Tanya Plibersek MP V's The Hon Dr Sharman Stone MP
    April 28, 2010
  - John Prescott AC
    April 27, 2010
  - The Hon Robert McClelland MP
    April 21, 2010
  - The Hon John Brumby
    April 14, 2010
  - Dr Aaron Bernstein
    April 13, 2010
  - Senator Bob Brown V's Dr Ziggy Switkowski
    April 7, 2010
- March
  - Cr Geoff Lake
    March 31, 2010
  - H.E. David Daly
    March 24, 2010
  - DEBATE
    March 23, 2010
  - Jeff Lawrence
    March 17, 2010
  - Chris Mooney
    March 10, 2010
  - The Rt Hon Malcolm Fraser AC, CH,GCL
    March 9, 2010
  - Professor Peter Coaldrake
    March 4, 2010
- February
  - The Hon Julia Gillard MP
    February 24, 2010
  - Professor Gareth Evans AO QC
    February 18, 2010
  - Paul Howes
    February 17, 2010
  - The Hon Joe Hockey MP
    February 16, 2010
  - Barry Wain
    February 15, 2010
  - Senator The Hon. Penny Wong V's The Hon Greg Hunt MP
    February 10, 2010
  - Senator Barnaby Joyce
    February 3, 2010
  - The Hon Wayne Swan MP
    February 1, 2010
2009
- December
  - The Hon Chris Bowen MP
    December 16, 2009
  - The Hon Anthony Albanese MP
    December 16, 2009
  - Lindsay Fox, David Marchant & Geoff Thomas
    December 10, 2009
  - Harry Evans
    December 9, 2009
  - The Hon Tony Burke MP
    December 2, 2009
- November
  - The Hon Lindsay Tanner MP
    November 25, 2009
  - Irene Khan
    November 18, 2009
  - Rt Hon David Blunkett
    November 12, 2009
  - Prof Allan Fels AO V's Louise Adler
    November 11, 2009
  - Christine Nixon
    November 5, 2009
  - Professor Robin Batterham
    November 4, 2009
- October
  - Will Delaat
    October 28, 2009
  - The Hon Peter Garrett AM MP
    October 27, 2009
  - Premier David Bartlett MP
    October 21, 2009
  - Fr Frank Brennan SJ AO
    October 14, 2009
  - Dr Rhonda Galbally AO
    October 7, 2009
- September
  - Dr Megan Clark
    September 30, 2009
  - Dr Constantine Lyketsos
    September 23, 2009
  - Gerardine (Ged) Kearney
    September 16, 2009
  - Lesley-Anne Knight
    September 15, 2009
  - Professor Kurt Lambeck
    September 9, 2009
  - Anna Bligh MP
    September 4, 2009
  - Wolf Blass AM
    September 2, 2009
  - Harold Mitchell
    September 1, 2009
- August
  - David Kilcullen
    August 31, 2009
  - Tom Calma
    August 27, 2009
  - Tim Costello
    August 26, 2009
  - The Hon John Key
    August 20, 2009
  - Dr Alan Finkel
    August 19, 2009
  - The Rt Hon Helen Liddell
    August 18, 2009
  - The Hon Kate Ellis MP
    August 12, 2009
  - Rebiya Kadeer
    August 11, 2009
  - Senator The Hon Penny Wong
    August 10, 2009
  - Draconian and undemocratic: Why Bikie laws won't work
    August 5, 2009
  - Dr Francis Gurry
    August 4, 2009
- July
  - Tony Abbott
    July 30, 2009
  - Kos Sclavos
    July 29, 2009
  - Dr Andrew Pesce
    July 22, 2009
  - Dr Gary Deed
    July 15, 2009
  - Stuart St Clair
    July 8, 2009
  - John Hartigan
    July 1, 2009
- June
  - Prof Hugh White & Prof Paul Dibb
    June 24, 2009
  - Senator Christine Milne
    June 17, 2009
  - Kim Williams
    June 16, 2009
  - Frank Lowy AC
    June 15, 2009
  - Prof Peter Shergold AC &Dr Vikram Sharma
    June 11, 2009
  - Glen Boreham
    June 10, 2009
  - Professor Josef Penninger
    June 3, 2009
- May
  - Professor Ian Frazer
    May 27, 2009
  - The Hon Joe Hockey MP
    May 20, 2009
  - Prof Robin Jeffrey & Mrs Sujatha Singh
    May 15, 2009
  - The Hon Wayne Swan MP
    May 13, 2009
  - Senator Barnaby Joyce
    May 11, 2009
  - The Hon Malcolm Turnbull MP
    May 6, 2009
- April
  - Elizabeth Broderick
    April 29, 2009
  - Senator the Hon Stephen Conroy
    April 28, 2009
  - P J O'Rourke
    April 22, 2009
  - Dr Lyn Roberts AM
    April 15, 2009
  - Don Henry
    April 9, 2009
  - Ted Egan
    April 9, 2009
  - The Hon Bill Shorten MP
    April 1, 2009
- March
  - Arthur Blewitt
    March 31, 2009
  - Belinda Robinson
    March 25, 2009
  - Senator the Hon Kim Carr
    March 18, 2009
  - The Hon Lindsay Tanner MP
    March 11, 2009
  - Professor Richard Larkins AO
    March 4, 2009
  - Bettina Arndt
    March 2, 2009
- February
  - David Quilty
    February 24, 2009
  - Ben Self
    February 18, 2009
  - Peter Anderson
    February 18, 2009
  - Professor Mick Dodson AM
    February 17, 2009
  - Dr Christine Bennett
    February 16, 2009
  - Professor Peter Singer
    February 11, 2009
  - Garry Weaven
    February 4, 2009
2008
- December
  - HE Ambassador Robert D. McCallum Jr
    December 17, 2008
  - The Hon Kevin Rudd MP
    December 15, 2008
  - Will Delaat
    December 10, 2008
  - David Marchant
    December 3, 2008
  - The Hon Anthony Albanese MP
    December 2, 2008
- November
  - Chancellor Joel I Klein
    November 25, 2008
  - The Hon Malcolm Turnbull MP
    November 24, 2008
  - Senator the Hon Nick Sherry MP
    November 19, 2008
  - Premier John Brumby
    November 18, 2008
  - Dr Ken Henry AC
    November 12, 2008
  - Mr Ajay Vashee, President of the International Federation of Agricultural Producers
    November 11, 2008
- October
  - Professor Ian Chubb AC
    October 29, 2008
  - Peter Newell OAM
    October 22, 2008
  - Jon Stanhope MLA
    October 16, 2008
  - The Hon Kevin Rudd MP
    October 15, 2008
  - Zed Seselja MLA
    October 13, 2008
  - Sharan Burrow
    October 1, 2008
- September
  - Sarah Murdoch
    September 24, 2008
  - ACT Election Leaders' Debate
    September 18, 2008
  - The Hon Julia Gillard MP
    September 17, 2008
  - The Hon Peter Costello MP
    September 16, 2008
  - Mark Scott
    September 10, 2008
  - Professor Ross Garnaut
    September 5, 2008
  - The Hon Greg Combet AM MP
    September 4, 2008
  - Senator the Hon Kim Carr
    September 3, 2008
- August
  - Prime Minister of Australia The Hon Kevin Rudd MP
    August 27, 2008
  - Chief Justice Murray Gleeson
    August 20, 2008
  - The Hon Nicola Roxon MP
    August 13, 2008
  - Peter Taylor
    August 6, 2008
- July
  - The Hon Joel Fitzgibbon MP
    July 30, 2008
  - Kos Sclavos
    July 23, 2008
  - Senator the Hon Penny Wong MP
    July 16, 2008
  - Senator Bob Brown
    July 9, 2008
  - Professor Ross Garnaut
    July 4, 2008
  - Professor Julie Campbell
    July 2, 2008
- June
  - Graeme Samuel AO
    June 25, 2008
  - Dr Rosanna Capolingua
    June 18, 2008
  - Hon Mike Rann MP
    June 11, 2008
  - Professor Sir Gustav Nossal
    June 4, 2008
- May
  - Rt Hon Des Browne MP
    May 28, 2008
  - Malcolm Turnbull MP
    May 21, 2008
  - The Hon Wayne Swan MP
    May 14, 2008
  - NPCA Special Event Gender Equity Forum
    May 7, 2008
  - HE Bruno Julien
    May 6, 2008
- April
  - Wayne Bergmann
    April 30, 2008
  - The Hon Tanya Plibersek MP
    April 23, 2008
  - Minister Chope Paljor Tsering
    April 22, 2008
  - Dr Jeffrey Cole
    April 16, 2008
  - Kate Carnell
    April 8, 2008
  - Professor Alan Robson AM
    April 2, 2008
- March
  - John Cummings
    March 26, 2008
  - Senator Kim Carr
    March 19, 2008
  - Dr Brendan Nelson MP
    March 18, 2008
  - Jeff Lawrence
    March 12, 2008
  - James Gosling
    March 5, 2008
- February
  - The Hon Jenny Macklin MP
    February 27, 2008
  - The Hon Anthony Albanese MP
    February 20, 2008
  - Dr Peter Shergold
    February 20, 2008
  - Dr Chris Gibbon
    February 14, 2008
  - Patrick Dodson
    February 13, 2008
  - Lindsay Tanner MP
    February 6, 2008
- January
  - Paul Howes
    January 30, 2008

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