 My name is Mustafa. I'm currently a minister in the Malaysian government. I'm minister in the PM's department in charge of the economy. I finished my HSC in the year 1969. And I've been offered the British Columbia Plan scholarship to do economics at the University of Melbourne. It was a privilege and honour to be given a scholarship. High education in the 70s was a rare privilege. And of course, getting a scholarship to study overseas is something that's quite prestigious. I came from a small village, a very poor rural background. Never been an aeroplane before. As a matter of fact, I've never been to Kuala Lumpur until I left for Australia. I had a big problem in understanding some of my lecturers, very funny slang. And as a matter of fact, after two months at the university, I told myself that I have to give up because I can't understand what some guys are telling me. And I saw my advisor. He asked me to hang on, be patient. And I did the right thing. I was patient. After a while, I couldn't understand. Melbourne is an outstanding university. It remains an outstanding university, one of the top universities in the world. Many Malaysians graduated from University of Melbourne, became very distinguished professionals, accountants, lawyers, professors. My first posting was in the Economic Division of the Ministry of Finance. My training was directly relevant to the work that I did. And to this very day, of course, it continues to be relevant. I think the main benefit we obtained from this overseas education is that it widened your worldview. Melbourne is, in a way, melting pot, not only the Aussies but migrants from Europe, from the Middle East and from Asia. It's a fairly cosmopolitan city. I know that Australia has contributed a lot to my success. It changed my life. I began to understand the world. The world is a bigger place. And Australia is a big country, land of opportunity. I learnt a lot from Australia, the culture and the people. The economy, I can't even afford to have a university addiction here in this country. I want more in Australia. So it's something that I treasure. Malaysia and Australia have enjoyed very strong ties. It's not only education, of course. It's strong defence, economics, people-to-people, many Malaysians study and work in Australia. So there's a big help in terms of providing a strong foundation for closer ties between the two countries.