CANBERRA, ACT, June 5 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release:
Can I also begin by acknowledging the traditional owners of the land on which we meet and I pay my respects to elders past, present and emerging, and thank you for that wonderful Acknowledgement of Country.
This is the fourth time that I've had the opportunity to address this Conference as Prime Minister of Australia.
Looking back on the discussions we've had here is a reminder of just how much the world has thrown at our nation and our economy in that relatively short period of time.
In 2023, the conversation was dominated by the ongoing inflationary impact of the global supply shock which had followed the pandemic, combined with the internatio...