 Madam Chancellor, it's an honour to have you here with us today to deliver your first public lecture in Australia. The Second World War had a profound effect on both of our lives. For you, it led to the partition and the reunification of your homeland. For me, as a Holocaust survivor, it was a reason for my immigration to Australia. Let me remind all of you of Flight MH17, the Malaysian aircraft that was shot down. Many lives were lost among the victims of 38 citizens that resided from Australia and 4 Germans. Who would have thought that 25 years after the fall of the war, after the end of the Core War, after the end of the division of Europe and the end of the world being divided into two blocks, something like that can happen right at the heart of Europe. You may remember candidate Barack Obama visiting Berlin in 2008, and one of the things he said then was, true partnership and true progress requires allies who will listen to each other. It turns out that in the case of Germany, the National Security Agency took his comment literally, as you found out. How should Western countries strike a balance between, on the one hand, collecting the intelligence that guarantees our security, and on the other hand, not engaging in overzealousness that damages important relationships with friends. I think that the political class in Berlin, if I may say so, doesn't need to be supervised and monitored by intelligence services in order to find out what they're actually thinking. I mean, just go for dinner with them, go for lunch with them, or read the papers. No, 99.9% are what they actually think. Ladies and gentlemen, it's said that Henry Kissinger once asked in frustration, if I want to call Europe, who do I call? And after today's performance, I would say that if you want to call Europe, call Angela Merkel. Well, I felt very privileged to be there, to listen to, arguably, the most influential politician in Europe. I thought you gave an extraordinary address. But look, I was particularly moved, and I'm still recovering if that doesn't sound too silly, by the sight of a Holocaust survivor, Frank Lowy, here in Australia, introducing a German Chancellor who was a woman. I really found that combination exceptionally moving. It's a reminder of just how important Europe still is to Australia as an economic partner and also as a partner on the security front, as the world is changing so fast. I thought it was well considered. It was broadly focused and particularly relevant to the G20 and to our own region.