This is the text of the opening address to the 43rd ALP National Conference by the National President, Dr. Carmen Lawrence.
Text of speech by Dr. Carmen Lawrence.
Welcome, delegates, to our forty-third National Conference.
I’m honoured to address you today as the first National President directly elected by the party’s members and the first woman National President of a major political party.
I’d also like to congratulate Barry Jones, one of Labor’s great advocates, and Warren Mundine, our first indigenous National President, on their election. [Read more…]