Foreign Policy within a Trading Nation, the Pacific, Asia and the World - the danger of mediocrity

Australia has a dangerously simplistic strategy in the current dramatic global changes taking place. There have been good times for 30 years. But things have changed. The past decade has been mediocre. We have lost our frontier status as an opportunity nation. Rotating leadership has undermined trust in our democratic system and distracted from a focus on a global adaptive strategy and productivity growth. Principled realism… a core direction for engagement with trading partners and strategic security partners is manifestly a needed direction.

Prescriptions for the future as we see a redefinition of Australia in the Pacific Asia and the World – is for now. Trade growth is the cornerstone of our wealth creation since Federation in 1901 lacks for vibrancy. It is an urgent agenda for our nation. To do otherwise, is to consign Australia to the mediocre of nations in wealth, growth and influence in the global village. We can do better.

There is no charge for guests to obtain a ticket and these may be obtained via the Government House website as follows:

Go to www.govhouse.tas.gov.au​ and click on the 'Tours, Events & Activities' tab on the right-hand side of the homepage. Select 'Events' from the drop-down menu. Select 'Click to Book' for the Australian Institute of International Affairs Annual Lecture.

You will be directed to the Government House Tasmania event on the Trybooking.com website. Bookings for this event will open from 9 am on Monday, 24 October 2022.

Enter Invitation Code: GHAIIA22 (This must be typed in not copied and pasted)

Complete the booking as per the Trybooking website instructions. Tickets should be booked in the name of the guests who wish to attend. Ticket(s) will be sent to the guest's nominated email address. Please check your Spam/Junk Mailbox as the tickets may appear there.

COVID-19

Please review the latest COVID-19 health advice on the Tasmanian Government website: (https://coronavirus.tas.gov.au​) before attending events at Government House.

TICKETS

Guests will need to print their ticket(s) and ensure that they bring it/them to Government House for this event or alternatively we can scan your ticket from your mobile phone.