To be held at the Sofitel Hotel Brisbane on Oct. 5-6, CPAC Australia National Director Andrew Cooper said he was thrilled to have Truss attending and speaking at the event, along with many other prominent speakers.
Other speakers at the event will include the Hon. Senator Bridget McKenzie from Victoria, Senator Alex Antic from South Australia, Indigenous leader Warren Mundine, British Comedian Leo Kearse, and others.
Truss was the UK prime minister for 50 days from September to October 2022, making her the shortest reigning leader in British history.
She is a member of the Conservative Party and has held various government positions, including foreign secretary, international trade secretary, and chief secretary to the treasury.
In his letter about the upcoming CPAC conference, Cooper said that Truss’s tenure as prime minister was short and characterised by economic and political obstacles.
He said her ambitious policy proposals “faced considerable opposition from the ‘wets’ within her party and public commentary from embedded external interests, contributing to her leadership’s rapid and challenging end.”
Describing the nature of politics, Cooper said, “Her early departure underscored the often-precarious nature of political office and the difficulties inherent in balancing bold vision with the realities of governance.”
According to CPAC Australia’s public statement, the group is a values-based, non-profit, conservative organisation that embraces the best of Howard, Reagan, and Thatcher ideals while exploring new ideas and themes for the coming generations.
This is the third CPAC Conference held in Australia, followed by the 2023 CPAC conference in Sydney, where over 40 speakers spoke, including former Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott.
CPAC was initially an American event.
The first conference was held in 1974 when U.S. President Ronald Reagan gave the keynote speech during his presidential campaign. President Donald Trump’s speech at CPAC 2011 is credited with birthing his political career.
