The Australian Bar Association represents the interests of Australian barristers. On this page you will find speeches by the current and immediate past ABA Presidents. There may also be links to other speeches of interest to the profession.
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Speech by President of the Western Australian Bar Association and Australian Bar Association Council member Matthew Howard SC on the occasion of the swearing-in of the Honourable Justice Christopher Kendall of the Federal Circuit Court of Australia (Monday
Read MoreSpeech by President of the Australian Bar Association Noel Hutley SC on the occasion of the swearing-in of the Honourable Justice William Alstergren as Chief Judge of the Federal Circuit Court of Australia (Wednesday 29 November 2017)
Read MoreSpeech by President of the Australian Bar Association Noel Hutley SC on the occasion of the swearing-in of Chief Justice John Pascoe to the Family Court of Australia and of Chief Judge Will Alstergren to the Federal Circuit Court of Australia on Friday 20
Read MoreSpeech by 2017 Australian Bar Association President Will Alstergren QC on the occasion of the retirement of the Honourable Diana Bryant AO as Chief Justice of the Family Court of Australia on Friday 6 October 2017
Read MoreSpeech by 2017 Australian Bar Association President Will Alstergren QC on the occasion of the retirement of the Honourable Christopher Neil Jessup, Judge of the Federal Court of Australia.
Read MoreAddress by Australian Bar Association President, Will Alstergren QC at the ceremonial sitting to mark the swearing in of the Honourable David O’Callaghan as a Judge of the Federal Court of Australia, 10 February 2017.
Read MoreCeremonial Sitting of the High Court of Australia to mark the swearing in of the Honourable James Joshua Edelman as a Justice of the High Court of Australia, 30 January 2017. Speech by Patrick O’Sullivan QC, President, Australian Bar Association
Read MoreCeremonial Sitting of the High Court of Australia to mark the swearing in of the Chief Justice Susan Kiefel AC QC as the 13th Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia 30 January 2017 Speech by Patrick O’Sullivan QC, President, Australian Bar Associatio
Read MoreSpeech by 2016 Australian Bar Association President Patrick O'Sullivan QC at the High Court of Australia on the occasion of the retirement of the Honourable Robert Shenton French AC, Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia.
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