Jack Ma's Australian connection

I changed the title because I found the connection over 30 years ago more extraordinary than the donation itself. I chose this particular link to submit mostly because of the nice old photos. Here are some more links on the story:

http://www.theherald.com.au/story/4444710/an-extraordinary-g...

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/higher-education/milliondoll...

https://www.newcastle.edu.au/newsroom/featured-news/remarkab...

I tried and failed to find the English transcript of his speech at Newcastle.