John Howard Lecture
The Menzies Research Centre is a proud custodian of the annual John Howard Lecture, which honours our 25th and second longest serving prime minister.
Since 2009, the John Howard Lecture has featured orations from prominent world leaders.
Past speakers include former Canadian prime minister Stephen Harper, former NZ prime ministers Bill English and John Key and former UK Conservative Party Leader Iain Duncan Smith.
The lecture series is dedicated to preserving the legacy of Robert Menzies and affirming Liberal principles.
Below are the speeches from previous years.
Be sure to keep an eye out on our Events page for details about the John Howard Lecture.
John Anderson delivers the Eighth John Howard Lecture in which he explores the corrosive influence of identity politics and the grim ideology behind it.The l...
Minister Bill English delivers the fifth John Howard Lecture at a gala dinner hosted by MRC. The Hon. Bill English is the New Zealand Deputy Prime Minister a...
New Zealand Prime Minister Rt Hon John Key MP delivered the 2012 Menzies Research Centre John Howard Lecture, "Reflections from New Zealand", in Sydney on 5 ...
The second John Howard Lecture was delivered by Rt Hon Iain Duncan Smith MP, the UK's Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in Sydney on 26 July 2011, in...
The inaugural John Howard Lecture was delivered by Hon John Howard in Melbourne on 19 February 2009 on 'Australian Liberalism for the 21st Century'. Menzies ...