An address by Senator the Hon Marise Payne

On 30 November, the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator the Hon Marise Payne, will deliver an address to the Lowy Institute.
 
Senator Payne has served as a Senator for New South Wales since 1997. She served 12 years on the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade, including a period as Chair of its Human Rights subcommittee. She was Minister for Human Services from 2013 to 2015 when she assumed the Defence portfolio, becoming the first woman to hold the position of Minister for Defence. She was appointed Foreign Minister in August 2018.