Opinion piece on the crisis in aged care published in the Challange magazine. 

Opinion piece on full employment published in the Age. 

Speech to the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation Conference on why politics needs nurses. 

DEAN’S LECTURE SERIES AT MELBOURNE GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION. Australians are more anxious than ever. Work is increasingly insecure and hard to find, our planet is burning, everything costs more while our wages are stuck and it feels like we are only ever one moment away from world war three. What is the role of government in securing people’s lives with decent employment and a sustainable future?

Speech to the National Apprentice Employment Conference on the importance of high quality skills and training. 

Speech to aged care delegates at the HSU conference in Sydney. 

Speech to the 2018 Labor National Conference, moving significant amendments to the refugee chapter. 

Speech to the 2018 Labor National Conference, declaring a climate emergency. 

Speech to the Victorian Fabians' 2018 Spring Series for 2018, co-hosted by the Labor Environment Action Network (LEAN) on climate action and the economic transition; the challenges to be met and the tensions to be managed in a policy setting.