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Archived Speakers

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 Minister/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.

Jelena Dokic

Former World Number 4 Tennis Player, TEDx Presenter & Speaker, Commentator & 2-Time Bestselling Author

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Hannah Diviney

Writer, Disability Advocate, Actress, Screenwriter, Author and Media Personality

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Professor Bruce Chapman

Emeritus Professor of Economics at the Australian National University

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Mr Kim Williams AM

Chair of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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The Hon. Michael Sukkar MP & Mr. Max Chandler-Mather MP

Shadow Minister for Housing and Shadow Minister for Homelessness & Federal MP for Griffith and the Australian Greens spokesperson for housing and homelessness

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Dr Nick Bryant

Former BBC Foreign Correspondent

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Dr Geoff Raby AO

Australian Ambassador to China 2007-2011, Chairman, Geoff Raby & Associates

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Ambassador Caroline Kennedy

U.S. Ambassador to Australia

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Senator The Hon Simon Birmingham

Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs, Leader of the Opposition in the Senate, Senator for South Australia

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The Hon Pat Conroy MP

Minister for Defence Industry Capability Delivery & Minister for International Development and the Pacific

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Allegra Spender MP

Independent Member for Wentworth

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Professor Matt Dun

Recipient of the 2024 ASMR Medal

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Michael Outram APM

Commissioner and Comptroller-General of Customs, Australian Border Force

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Prof. Quentin Grafton

Professor of Economics, Chairholder of the UNESCO Chair in Water Economics and Transboundary Water Governance at the Crawford School at the Australian National University

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His Excellency José Ramos-Horta

President of Timor-Leste

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General Tom Middendorp, Chief of Defence of the Netherlands (Ret)

Chair, International Military Council on Climate and Security

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Anne Hollonds

National Children’s Commissioner

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CG Commodore Jay Tristan Tarriela

PCG Spokesperson on the West Philippine Sea & Special Staff of the Commandant on Issues concerning the West Philippine Sea

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