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
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
- Download 1.44KB
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
- Download 779KB
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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