INTRODUCTION TO THE HON JULIE BISHOP MP MIKE BAIRD   I would like to acknowledge, first and foremost, Sydney Institute chairman Nick Johnson. Congratulations on your work. And, of course, Gerard and Anne Henderson: congratulations on what you have created. The Sydney Institute is something very special. It is a central part of Sydney,…

The Hon Mike Baird is the New South Wales Treasurer in the Barry O’Farrell Government. And Minister for Industrial Affairs. He has been the Member for Manly since 2007. Before standing for parliament, Mike Baird worked in banking with the National Bank of Australia and with Deutsche Bank and HSBC Australia On Thursday 14 October…

Mike Baird is the NSW Treasurer and has held this position since the O’Farrell Government was elected in March 2011. He was first was elected to the New South Wales Parliament in 2007. After initially serving time in a range of junior shadow ministries, in 2008 Baird was promoted to the position of Shadow Treasurer…