Speeches

Speeches

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 at the Ceremonial Sitting of the Full Court of the Federal Court of Australia to farewell the Hon. Justice Susan Kenny AM - 19 December 2023

Speech by President of the Australian Bar Association Peter Dunning KC on the occasion of the ceremonial sitting of the Federal Court of Australia to farewell the Hon. Justice Susan Kenny AM

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Speech at the Ceremonial Sitting of the Full Court of the Federal Court of Australia to honour the Hon. Justice Mordecai Bromberg - 19 December 2023

Speech by Vice-President of the Australian Bar Association Róisín Annesley KC on the occasion of the ceremonial sitting of the Federal Court of Australia to honour the Hon. Justice Mordecai Bromberg

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Speech at the Ceremonial Sitting of the Full Court of the Federal Court of Australia to farewell the Hon. Justice Steven Rares - 19 December 2023

Speech by President of the Australian Bar Association Peter Dunning KC on the occasion of the ceremonial sitting of the Federal Court of Australia to farewell the Hon. Justice Steven Rares

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Speech at the Ceremonial Sitting of the High Court of Australia to Welcome the Hon. Justice Robert Beech-Jones - 19 December 2023

Speech by President of the Australian Bar Association Peter Dunning KC on the occasion of the ceremonial sitting of the High Court of Australia to welcome the Hon. Justice Robert Beech-Jones

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Speech at the Ceremonial Sitting of the High Court of Australia to Welcome the Hon. Chief Justice Gageler AC - 19 December 2023

Speech by President of the Australian Bar Association Peter Dunning KC on the occasion of the ceremonial sitting of the High Court of Australia to welcome the Hon. Chief Justice Stephen Gageler AC

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Speech at the Ceremonial Sitting of the Full Court of the Federal Court of Australia to welcome the Hon. Justice Christopher Horan - 19 December 2023

Speech by President of the Australian Bar Association Peter Dunning KC on the occasion of the ceremonial sitting of the Federal Court of Australia to welcome the Hon. Justice Christopher Horan

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Speech at the Ceremonial Sitting of the Full Court of the Federal Court of Australia to welcome the Hon. Justice Yaseen Shariff - 19 December 2023

Speech by President of the Australian Bar Association Peter Dunning KC on the occasion of the ceremonial sitting of the Federal Court of Australia to welcome the Hon. Justice Yaseen Shariff

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Speech at the Ceremonial Sitting of the High Court of Australia to Farewell the Hon. Chief Justice Susan Kiefel AC - 17 October 2023

Speech by President of the Australian Bar Association Peter Dunning KC on the occasion of the ceremonial sitting of the High Court of Australia to farewell the Hon. Chief Justice Susan Kiefel AC

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Speech at the Ceremonial Sitting of the Full Court of the Federal Court of Australia to welcome the Hon. Justice Emilios Kyrou AO - 28 June 2023

Speech by President of the Australian Bar Association Peter Dunning KC on the occasion of the ceremonial sitting of the Federal Court of Australia to welcome the Hon. Justice Emilios Kyrou AO

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Speech at the Ceremonial Sitting of the Full Court of the Federal Court of Australia to welcome Chief Justice Mortimer - 11 May 2023

Speech by President of the Australian Bar Association Peter Dunning KC on the occasion of the ceremonial sitting of the Federal Court of Australia to welcome Chief Justice Mortimer

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