Our nation’s founders set out to establish a free, flourishing country.
Australians were to experience freedom in private and public life, in social and religious matters, and in the economic and political realms.
The aim was – and is – an egalitarian and just society.
The Tim Fischer Oration 2024 is an opportunity to give thanks for what we have received.
It calls forth young people to protect and promote the common good through ethical attitudes and actions in public and political life.