Title: Australia and New Zealand: Closest countries on the planet, myth or reality?
Synopsis: A staple of the Australian Naval Institute (ANI) annual calendar, the Vernon Parker Oration is given by distinguished Australian or international speakers on a strategic or naval theme of the orator’s choosing. The oration is named after Commodore Vernon Parker who was a founder and inaugural President of the ANI.
For the 2023 Vernon Parker Oration the ANI was honoured to have Her Excellency The Honourable Dame Annette King DNZM, New Zealand High Commissioner to Australia as the guest speaker at the Hotel Realm Canberra on 20 June 2023.
In her address, Dame Annette King discusses the strength, trials and tribulations of two countries with an extensive history of friendship and partnership.
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