2026 Allan Gyngell Lecture: Senator Penny Wong

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Aug 28, 202660:15News & Politics

The 2026 Allan Gyngell Lecture was delivered by the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator the Hon Penny Wong. Senator Wong paid tribute to Allan Gyngell's influence on her thinking, reflected on multiculturalism as a sou...

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