Speeches and Presentations
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2011 Speeches
12 December 2011
On 12 December, the secretary delivered a presentation to the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry SES conference on Leading change under fire. Links to the speech notes and associated slides appear below.
See:
Leading change under fire- speech ( 51KB PDF file)
Leading change under fire- slides (224KB PDF file)
9 December 2011
The secretary delivered an opening statement to the Joint Select Committee on Australia's Immigration Detention Network December hearing.
See: Opening Statement – speech ( 37KB PDF file)
28 November 2011
In his address to the Australian Industry Group (AIG), National PIR (Personnel and Industrial Relations) Group Conference in Canberra, Mr Kukoc, FAS Migration and Visa Policy Division outlined the global nature of migration and the important role it plays in Australia's economic and social development. Mr Kukoc also discussed a range of skilled migration reforms the department had implemented in recent years.
See: The Latest Developments in Skilled Migration Policy – speech (364KB PDF file)
09 November 2011
On 9 November, the secretary delivered a presentation to the Centre for Defence and Strategic Studies on Whole-of-government issues in public policy formulation. Links to the speech notes and associated slides appear below.
See:
Whole-of-government issues in public policy formulation – speech ( 69KB PDF file)
Whole-of-government issues in public policy formulation – slides ( 96KB PDF file)
24 October 2011
The secretary delivered a speech at the University of Western Australia on Australian Government approaches to Islam.
See: Australian Government approaches to Islam – speech ( 48KB PDF file)
17 October 2011
The secretary delivered an opening statement to the Legal and Constitutional Committee: Supplementary Budget Estimates hearing.
See: Opening
statement – speech ( 43KB PDF file)
14 October 2011
Mr Kruno Kukoc, First Assistant Secretary, Migration and Visa Policy Division, delivered a presentation at the Australian International Education Conference (AIEC) entitled 'Strategic Review of the Student Visa Program—Integrity has a value and a price.' He provided an overview of recent reforms to Australia's Student visa policy settings and outlined the key initiatives flowing from the government's response to Michael Knight's Strategic Review of the Student Visa Program. He also stressed the importance of maintaining a sustainable and responsive Student visa system that continues to support a quality international education sector.
See: Strategic
Review of the Student Visa Program Integrity Has a Value and a Price (170KB
PDF file)
12 October 2011
Mr Kruno Kukoc, First Assistant Secretary, Migration and Visa Policy Division delivered the opening statement to the Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit's review of the Australian National Audit Office Report No. 46, Management of Student visas.
See: Joint
Committee of Public Accounts and Audit Opening Statement ( 31KB
PDF file)
29 September 2011
The secretary delivered a presentation at the Australian Public Service Commission's Leader to Leader series on Leadership in Immigration.
See:
Leadership in Immigration – speech ( 60KB PDF file)
Leadership in Immigration – slides (256KB PDF file)
27 September 2011
The secretary delivered a presentation to a senior Indonesian delegation at the Australian Leadership Innovation Centre on communicating change within the department.
See:
Communicating change within the department – speech ( 50KB PDF file)
Communicating change within the department – slides (468KB PDF file)
26 September 2011
The secretary delivered a presentation to the Department of Veterans' Affairs leadership forum on Improving program delivery and policy development in the current environment.
See:
Improving program delivery and policy development in the current environment – speech ( 50KB PDF file)
Improving program delivery and policy development in the current environment – slides (468KB PDF file)
16 September 2011
Mr Kruno Kukoc, First Assistant Secretary, Migration and Visa Policy Division, addressed the Migration Institute of Australia's (MIA) annual conference on the topic of 'Immigration programs – getting the balance right for Australia's future'. He provided an overview of global migration trends and Australia's permanent and temporary migration programs, outlined recent migration reforms and stressed the importance of striking the right balance between immediate labour market needs and Australia's longer term socio-economic future. He also stressed the importance of migration agents to the process of policy development and to improving client services in order to maximise benefits from Australia's migrant intake.
See: Immigration Programs: Getting the Balance Right for Australia's Future (498KB PDF file)
16 September 2011
Deputy Secretary Peter Vardos' keynote address to the Migration Institute of Australia's annual conference on the client services transformation.
See: Migration Institute of Australia Conference – Transformation – Two Years Later ( 89KB PDF file)
14 September 2011
Mr Kruno Kukoc, First Assistant Secretary, Migration and Visa Policy Division, addressed the Committee for the Economic Development of Australia's (CEDA) 'Driving Workforce Participation' series on the topic of 'Australia's migration programs: Contributing to Australia's growth and prosperity'. While immigration is generally discussed in a population context, its contribution to productivity and participation in the labour force is sometimes overlooked. Mr Kukoc spoke about how the migration program, and in particular the recent reforms to the skilled program, have assisted the Australian economy in maximising these two important economic objectives.
See: Australia's Migration Programs: Contributing to Australia's Growth and Prosperity (248KB PDF file)
16 August 2011
Secretary's opening statement to Joint Select Committee on Australia's Immigration Detention Network hearing.
See: Joint Select Committee on Australia's Immigration Detention Network (129KB PDF file)
11 August 2011
Secretary's opening address, 10th National EXPAND Conference, Canberra.
See: Opening Address
Tenth National EXPAND Conference ( 43KB PDF file)
22 July 2011
Secretary's presentation on perspectives on Australian migration policy and administration at the 'Fault lines in immigration policy' conference, hosted by the University of Sydney and Harvard University.
See:
Perspectives on Australian migration policy and administration – speech ( 71KB PDF file)
Perspectives on Australian migration policy and administration – slides (246KB PDF file)
12 July 2011
Secretary's presentation to the Department of Veterans Affairs' leadership forum.
See:
Improving program delivery and policy development in the current environment – speech ( 50KB PDF file)
Improving program delivery and policy development in the current environment – slides (468KB PDF file)
16 June 2011
The Annual Address on Immigration and Citizenship at the Museum of Australian Democracy, Old Parliament House featured guest speaker, Hieu Van Le AO, South Australia’s Lieutenant Governor who arrived in Darwin Harbour in 1977 as one of the first ‘boat people’ fleeing Vietnam.
His story is a remarkable one: after a week in a quarantine centre in Darwin, Hieu Van Le was transferred to Adelaide, were he attended university to regain qualifications in economics and then finished a Masters in Business Administration.
In 2006 he became chairman of the South Australian Multicultural and Ethnic Affairs Commission and was appointed Lieutenant Governor of South Australia in 2007. His notable contributions to the community were further recognised on Australia Day 2010 when he was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia.
The aim of the Annual Address is to recognise the unique nation building role of Australia's planned migration and citizenship programs, and to encourage discussion about the significance of migration to the nation.
See:
Arja Keski-Nummi PSM - opening remarks ( 25KB PDF file)
Secretary - introduction to the Annual Address ( 41KB PDF file)
Hieu Van Le AO - speech ( 55KB PDF file)
Professor Ian Young - closing remarks ( 30KB PDF file)
23 May 2011
Secretary's opening statement to Legal and Constitutional Committee: Budget Estimates hearing.
See: Opening statement - transcript ( 51KB PDF file)
13 April 2011
Mr Kruno Kukoc, First Assistant Secretary, Migration and Visa Policy Division,
addressed the Australia-Canada Roundtable on Foreign Qualification Recognition
that was attended by representatives from both the Australian and Canadian
governments. Mr Kukoc's speech was entitled Key Issues in Skilled Migration
to Australia. Mr Kukoc spoke about the rationale behind recent changes to Australia's
permanent and temporary migration programs and challenges in achieving the
right balance between relieving labour market pressures and keeping the economy
growing, while managing the impact of immigration on population growth and
not restricting the opportunities the growing economy presents to Australians.
See: Key Issues in Skilled Migration to Australia (381KB PDF file)
4 April 2011
Secretary's presentation on Perspectives of a Departmental Secretary to the University of Queensland's Leadership Enhancement Program, in Brisbane.
See:
Perspectives of a Departmental Secretary – text ( 50KB PDF file)
Perspectives of a Departmental Secretary – slides (347KB PDF file)
5 April 2011
Secretary's presentation on Improving program delivery and policy development in the current environment to the Department of Veterans' Affairs Leadership Forum, in Canberra.
See: Improving program delivery and policy development in the current environment – speech ( 49KB PDF file)
5 April 2011
Secretary's presentation on leadership in the public sector to the IPAA Queensland Branch, in Brisbane.
See: Leadership in the public sector – speech ( 45KB PDF file)
25 March 2011
Secretary's presentation to the Migration Review Tribunal–Refugee Review Tribunal Annual Conference. The speech covers the services provided by the department that have an impact in some way on the work of the tribunals.
See: Positioning the department within the current environment – speech ( 58KB PDF file)
21 March 2011
Secretary's presentation to the Productivity Commission, Canberra on the value of migration to Australia.
See: The value of migration to Australia – speech ( 48KB PDF file)
11 March 2011
Secretary's speech for the 2011 Continuing Professional Development Immigration Law Conference, Melbourne.
See: DIAC's Policy and Program Management for 2011 and Beyond – speech (191KB PDF file)
11 March 2011
Mr Kruno Kukoc, First Assistant Secretary, Migration and Visa Policy Division, addressed the 5th Annual CPD Immigration Law Conference with a speech entitled Integrity and other challenges in a sustainable migration program and Australia's skill needs. Mr Kukoc spoke about integrity challenges arising from unchecked links between temporary and permanent migration in the past and outlined a range of reforms aimed at improving the integrity of our temporary programs and the way these interact with our permanent skilled migration program.
See: Integrity and other challenges in a sustainable migration program and Australia's skill needs – speech (743KB PDF file)
4 March 2011
Mr Peter van Vliet, Assistant Secretary, Multicultural Affairs Branch, presented his paper Census in a Multicultural Australia at the Australian Bureau of Statistics conference, Census: Beyond the Count. In his presentation, Mr van Vliet discusses the multicultural composition of Australian society today and describes the way the Department of Immigration and Citizenship uses Census data to understand Australia's diversity.
See:
Census in a Multicultural Australia – speech ( 58KB PDF file)
Census in a Multicultural Australia – slides (316KB PDF file)
1 March 2011
Secretary's speech for the launch of the department's Reconciliation Action Plan 2011–13.
See: Launch of the Reconciliation Action Plan – speech ( 34KB PDF file)
24 February 2011
Secretary's presentation 'National Security Perspectives of Immigration' to the National Security College in Canberra.
See:
National Security Perspectives of Immigration – text ( 82KB PDF file)
National Security Perspectives of Immigration – slides (601KB PDF file)
21 February 2011
Secretary's opening statement to the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Standing Committee: Additional Budget Estimates hearings.
See:
Secretary's opening statement to Additional Budget Estimates – transcript ( 41KB PDF file)
8 February 2011
Mr Kruno Kukoc, First Assistant Secretary of the Migration and Visa Policy Division, addressed the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) on 8 February 2011. He highlighted the benefits Australia's skilled migration programs, especially the subclass 457 visa program, provide for business, prospective migrants and the Australian community. Emphasising the department's
responsiveness to the needs of business, he explained that '457' visa processing now only takes around 18 days. He also revealed the
department's commitment to a world leading initiative involving a five day processing turnaround for subclass 457 visa applications associated with flood reconstruction work in Queensland, NSW and Victoria*.
* Provided all required information and supporting evidence is included in the initial application.
See: Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry – Speech (177KB PDF file)
Speeches from previous years
Speeches from previous years are also available.
See:
2010 Speeches
2009 Speeches
2008 Speeches
2007 Speeches
2006 Speeches
Presentations
Electronic versions of presentations from past Industry Briefings.
See: Industry Briefings