April 2008

The title of today’s speech originally began as “Labor’s electricity sell-out”. Then I thought I should at least acknowledge some benefits of privatisation in general, so it became: ”The Good, the Bad & the Fraud – Labor’s Electricity Privatisation”.

But before we get to the good, the bad and the fraud, let’s quickly review relevant political history and the real motivation for what could prove to be NSW’s most expensive fire sale.

February 2008

Good afternoon and thank you for joining us at this month’s Friday Lunch Forum.

Who would have guessed that, on a beautiful day in Sydney, people would come along to a Parliament House lunch to discuss Liberal Party Reform? A sexy topic it is not.

November 2007

Thank you for the opportunity to speak with you and join your discussions this morning.
 
I want to particularly acknowledge Roger Wilkins this morning. As a leader in public administration, Roger was a true public servant in the real sense of the term.

October 2007

Thank you for the opportunity to speak with you today and join in your discussions.
 
When I was elected to Parliament in 1994, the term “infrastructure” was not in wide public usage - but today thirteen years later, everyone has occasion to talk about infrastructure. The public generally knows the term covers all aspects of our built environment from roads, rail, schools and hospitals through to critical behind the scenes infrastructure such as water and electricity networks.

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March 2007

Thank-you, thank-you, thank-you. Can I ask Grahame to come up too and Geoff Selig.

Ladies and Gentlemen. First off, can I just say thank-you to all those people across NSW who voted for us, the Liberal and National Party. Thank-you.