Thank you, Madam Chair.
This has been a very interesting conversation in many ways.
As somebody who has gone most of my life trying to make sure that I was selected for things and elected for things on the basis of merit and not on the basis of where my parents were born, the colour of my skin or the language I may speak at home, it's really important that we frame the conversation in a way that actually reminds people that the initial thinking around EDI was that we would ensure we were getting the best of the best. In that, we ensured that they were people who reflected the diversity of the country. It's not that you would hire people or put someone into a role because they checked off a box.
I want to start with Professor Horsman. Do you think your colleagues who may be considered diversity hires produce less good scholarship than you?