2016 Lowy Lecture: Prime Minister of Australia, Malcolm Turnbull

The Lowy Institute is delighted to announce that the 2016 Lowy Lecture will be delivered by the Prime Minister of Australia, the Hon. Malcolm Turnbull, MP. 

Mr Turnbull was elected to Federal Parliament as the Member for Wentworth in 2004. After graduating from Sydney University with degrees in Arts and Law, Mr Turnbull won a Rhodes scholarship and completed a further law degree at Oxford. During and after his studies, Mr Turnbull worked as a journalist. He began legal practice in 1980. In 1987 Mr Turnbull established his own investment banking firm and during that time co-founded a number of Australian companies and has held a number of other positions including Chairman of the Australian Republican Movement. Since entering politics, he has served in a number of senior political offices, including as the Minister for Communications, the Minister for Environment and Water Resources, and the Leader of the Opposition. He was elected the leader of the Liberal Party and Prime Minister of Australia on 14 September 2015.

The 2016 Lowy Lecture will be the Prime Minister’s first major address on Australia’s role in the world. 

The annual Lowy Lecture is the Lowy Institute's signature event each year, at which a prominent individual reflects on Australia’s role in the world and the world’s influence on Australia. Past Lowy Lecturers have included H.E. Dr Angela Merkel, Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany; General David Petraeus AO, former Director of the Central Intelligence Agency; Rupert Murdoch AC, Executive Chairman of News Corp; Lionel Barber, Editor of the Financial Times; and Prime Minister John Howard OM AC, who delivered the inaugural Lowy Lecture in 2005.

The Lowy Institute is grateful to BHP Billiton, Capital Group and QANTAS who are sponsoring the event.