News Corp Australia’s national Bush Summit kicked off on Friday, August 11 in Tamworth. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese delivered the keynote address, his fifth time attending the annual event. He was joined by New South Wales Premier Chris Minns, Leader of the Federal Opposition Peter Dutton and Minister for the Environment and Water Tanya Plibersek, as well as rural and regional locals, stakeholders, farmers and business people.
Michael Miller, Executive Chairman, News Corp Australasia
Ben English, Editor, The Daily Telegraph
Anthony Albanese, Prime Minister of Australia
The Summit’s primary objective, since The Daily Telegraph launched it in New South Wales in 2019, has been to achieve better outcomes, improve services and identify new opportunities for rural communities to present to federal and state governments.
Ben English, Editor, The Daily Telegraph and Anthony Albanese, Prime Minister of Australia
Joe Hildebrand, Columnist, The Daily Telegraph and Chris Minns, Premier of NSW
Tanya Plibersek, Minister For The Environment And Water and Clare Armstrong, National Political Editor, The Daily Telegraph
Peter Dutton, Leader of the Opposition of Australia
The 2023 Bush Summit now travels to Perth in Western Australia, Port Lincoln in South Australia, Hobart, Tasmania, Wodonga in Victoria and Rockhampton in Queensland for events this week.
Ben English, Editor, The Daily Telegraph and Josh Hazlewood, Australian Cricketer
Josh Hazlewood, Australian Cricketer
James Wagstaff, Editor, The Weekly Times, Jacqui Gidley-Baird, Farmer, Tamworth and Rachel Rummery, Farmer, Bendemeer.
Across this year’s national program, key decision makers, politicians, and community leaders will address the audience, with The Daily Telegraph, The Courier-Mail, Herald Sun, The Advertiser, and The Mercury hosting their respective state’s proceedings, and The Australian leading the Summit in Western Australia.
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