Thank you, Mr. Easter.
We do have a witness. He's coming via teleconference from Canberra, Australia, and it is 7:30 a.m. in Australia. What I would like to do--and I'm your servant, not your master--is hear the opening statement from the witness, and then come back to you.
That is what I'll do.
I'm going to call upon Professor McMillan. I want first of all to welcome you to the meeting. I want to thank you for coming.
I'm going to ask you now for your opening comments.