Speeches
Senior officers of the Reserve Bank give speeches and participate in panel discussions on a broad range of topics related to its role and functions. These are part of the Bank's efforts to promote understanding of its decision-making and facilitate accountability to accompany its operational independence.
2023
Panel Participation at the Virtual Conference on Financial Technology, Climate Change, and Challenges for Central Banks and Financial Regulators in Asia
Brad Jones, Assistant Governor (Financial System)
Climate Change and Central Banks – Canberra
Michele Bullock, Deputy Governor
- Audio 49MB
- Q&A Transcript
- Download 1.1MB
Opening Statement to the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics – Canberra
Philip Lowe, Governor
- Download 227KB
- Hansard Transcript
Australian Financial Markets and Climate Change – Sydney
Carl Schwartz, Head of Domestic Markets (Acting)
The Reserve Bank Review and Monetary Policy – Brisbane
Philip Lowe, Governor
- Audio 46MB
- Q&A Transcript
- Download 232KB
Achieving Full Employment – Newcastle
Michele Bullock, Deputy Governor
- Audio 20.2MB
- Q&A Transcript
- Download 909KB
Panel Participation at the ISDA/AFMA Derivatives Forum – Sydney
Christopher Kent, Assistant Governor (Financial Markets)
- Audio 36.9MB
- Q&A Transcript
Panel Participation at the Australian Banking Association Annual Conference – Sydney
Michele Bullock, Deputy Governor
- Audio 17.4MB
- Q&A Transcript
Appearance before the Senate Economics Legislation Committee (Budget Estimates) – Canberra
Philip Lowe,
Governor
Brad Jones,
Assistant Governor (Financial System)
Australian Fixed Income Markets – Recent Developments and a Look Ahead – Tokyo
David Jacobs, Head of Domestic Markets
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The Why, How and What of Forecasting – Perth
Marion Kohler, Head of Economic Analysis Department
- Audio 28.7MB
- Q&A Transcript
- Download 746KB
Remarks at the Reserve Bank Board Dinner – Perth
Philip Lowe, Governor
- Audio 29MB
- Q&A Transcript
- Download 209KB
Panel Participation at the WEAI Monetary Panel – Melbourne
Michele Bullock, Deputy Governor
- Audio 49MB Q&A Transcript
Monetary Policy, Demand and Supply – Sydney
Philip Lowe, Governor
- Audio 31MB
- Q&A Transcript
- Download 907KB
The Shift to Electronic Payments – Some Policy Issues – Sydney
Ellis Connolly, Head of Payments Policy
- Audio 9.7MB
- Q&A Transcript
- Download 615KB
Long and Variable Monetary Policy Lags – Sydney
Christopher Kent, Assistant Governor (Financial Markets)
- Audio 13.7MB
- Q&A Transcript
- Download 576KB
Inflation and Recent Economic Data – Sydney
Philip Lowe, Governor
- Audio 22.9MB
- Q&A Transcript
- Download 905KB
Remarks at IIF Australia Forum, Westpac – Sydney
Brad Jones, Assistant Governor (Financial System)
- Audio 12.1MB
Appearance before the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services – Sydney
Michele Bullock,
Deputy Governor
Adam Cagliarini,
Deputy Head (FMI) Payments Policy Department
Opening Statement to the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics – Canberra
Philip Lowe, Governor
- Download 237KB
- Hansard Transcript
Appearance before the Senate Economics Legislation Committee (Supplementary Budget Estimates) – Canberra
Philip Lowe,
Governor
Michele Bullock,
Deputy Governor
Opening Statement to the Senate Select Committee on the Cost of Living – Sydney
Marion Kohler,
Head of Economic Analysis Department
Tom Rosewall,
Deputy Head of Economic Analysis Department
- Download 210KB
- Hansard Transcript
2022
An Efficient, Competitive and Safe Payments System – Sydney
Philip Lowe, Governor
- Audio 16MB
- Q&A Transcript
- Download 639KB
The Economics of a Central Bank Digital Currency in Australia – Sydney
Brad Jones, Assistant Governor (Financial System)
Panel Participation at the Bank of Thailand 80th Anniversary Conference on ‘Central Banking amidst Shifting Ground’ – Bangkok
Philip Lowe, Governor
Securitisation: Past, Present and Future – Sydney
Jonathan Kearns, Head of Domestic Markets
- Audio 14.4MB
- Q&A Transcript
- Download 884KB
Appearance before the Senate Economics Legislation Committee (Additional Budget Estimates) – Canberra
Philip Lowe, Governor
Price Stability, the Supply Side and Prosperity – Melbourne
Philip Lowe, Governor
- Audio 50.6MB
- Q&A Transcript
- Download 776KB
Appearance before the Senate Economics Legislation Committee (Budget Estimates) – Canberra
Michele Bullock,
Deputy Governor
Christopher Kent,
Assistant Governor (Financial Markets)
The Economic Outlook – Sydney
Michele Bullock, Deputy Governor
- Audio 20.5MB
- Q&A Transcript
- Download 738KB
Panel Participation at the ASIC Annual Forum on ‘Wholesale Market Conditions and Resilience’ – Sydney
Jonathan Kearns, Head of Domestic Markets
- Audio 26.9MB
- Q&A Transcript
Exchange Rates and Inflationary Pressures – Sydney
Christopher Kent, Assistant Governor (Financial Markets)
- Audio 74.1MB
- Q&A Transcript
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Policymaking at the Reserve Bank – Sydney
Michele Bullock, Deputy Governor
- Audio 15.6MB
- Q&A Transcript
- Download 490KB
The Neutral Rate: The Pole-star Casts Faint Light – Sydney
Luci Ellis, Assistant Governor (Economic)
- Audio 18.5MB
- Q&A Transcript
- Download 638KB
A Matter of Diversity – Macquarie University
Jacqui Dwyer, Head of Information Department
- Download 416KB
Review of the Bond Purchase Program – Sydney
Michele Bullock, Deputy Governor
- Audio 43MB
- Q&A Transcript
- Download 545KB
Interest Rates and the Property Market – Sydney
Jonathan Kearns, Head of Domestic Markets
- Audio 47.1MB
- Q&A Transcript
- Download 560KB
Opening Statement to the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics – Canberra
Philip Lowe, Governor
- Download 228KB
- Hansard Transcript
Inflation and the Monetary Policy Framework – Sydney
Philip Lowe, Governor
- Audio 24.4MB
- Q&A Transcript
- Download 776KB
Panel participation at the Intersekt Festival 2022 – Melbourne
Ellis Connolly, Head of Payments Policy Department
- Audio 62.4MB
- Q&A Transcript
Climate Change Risk in the Financial System – Sydney
Jonathan Kearns, Head of Domestic Markets
- Audio 13.1MB
- Q&A Transcript
- Download 524KB
Inflation, Productivity and the Future of Money – Melbourne
Philip Lowe, Governor
- Audio 17.8MB
- Q&A Transcript
- Download 766KB
How Are Households Placed for Interest Rate Increases? – Brisbane
Michele Bullock, Deputy Governor
- Audio 45.5MB
- Q&A Transcript
- Download 470KB
Panel Participation at the G20 Side Events Series Gala Seminar Central Bank Digital Currency and Crypto-Assets – Bali
Philip Lowe, Governor
- Audio 30MB
- Q&A Transcript
Panel Participation at the UBS Panel discussion Central Banks and Inflation – Zurich
Philip Lowe, Governor
- Audio 60.6MB
- Q&A Transcript
Inflation and Monetary Policy – Sydney
Philip Lowe, Governor
- Audio 28.4MB
- Q&A Transcript
- Download 399KB
Housing in the Endemic Phase – Sydney
Luci Ellis, Assistant Governor (Economic)
- Audio 17.8MB
- Q&A Transcript
- Download 481KB
From QE to QT – The next phase in the Reserve Bank's Bond Purchase Program – Sydney
Christopher Kent, Assistant Governor (Financial Markets)
- Audio 30MB
- Q&A Transcript
- Download 757KB
Panel Participation at the Regulators 2022 (FINSIA) – Sydney
Michele Bullock, Deputy Governor
- Audio 38MB
- Q&A Transcript
Today's Monetary Policy Decision – Sydney
Philip Lowe, Governor
- Video
- Audio 58MB
- Q&A Transcript
- Download 235KB
Real-time Payments in Australia – ICC, Sydney
Ellis Connolly, Head of Payments Policy Department
- Audio 39MB
- Q&A Transcript
- Download 266KB
Appearance before the Senate Economics Legislation Committee (Budget Estimates) – Online
Michele Bullock,
Deputy Governor
Christopher Kent,
Assistant Governor (Financial Markets)
Appearance at the Walkley Awards for Business Journalism 2021 – Sydney
Philip Lowe, Governor
- Audio 42.7MB
- Q&A Transcript
Panel participation at the Economic Implications of the Digital Economy Conference – Sydney
Guy Debelle, Deputy Governor
- Audio 85.8MB
- Q&A Transcript
Recent Economic Developments – Sydney
Philip Lowe, Governor
- Audio 47.7MB
- Q&A Transcript
- Download 876KB
Changes to the Reserve Bank's Open Market Operations – Sydney
Christopher Kent, Assistant Governor (Financial Markets)
- Audio 37.2MB
- Q&A Transcript
- Download446KB
Role of the Financial Sector in Sustaining the Recovery – Remarks to G20 Meeting in Indonesia – Online
Philip Lowe, Governor
- Audio 18.9MB
- Q&A Transcript
Appearance before the Senate Economics Legislation Committee (Supplementary Estimates) – Online
Guy Debelle,
Deputy Governor
Michele Bullock,
Assistant Governor (Financial System)
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