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This podcast features speeches and conversations with Andrew Leigh, the federal member for Fenner in the Australian Parliament. Andrew is an economist, author and triathlete. His website is andrewleigh.com. Authorised by Andrew Leigh MP, Gungahlin Place, Gungahlin ACT 2912.
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Wednesday Mar 13, 2024
Canberra launch of “The Shortest History of Economics”
Wednesday Mar 13, 2024
Wednesday Mar 13, 2024
On 6 March 2024, my book “The Shortest History of Economics” was launched in Canberra, via a Canberra Times/ANU “Meet the Author” event, in conversation with ANU Vice Chancellor Genevieve Bell. For more about the book, see https://www.blackincbooks.com.au/books/shortest-history-economics
Wednesday Mar 13, 2024
Sydney launch of “The Shortest History of Economics”
Wednesday Mar 13, 2024
Wednesday Mar 13, 2024
On 4 March 2024, my book “The Shortest History of Economics” was launched in Sydney. University of New South Wales Professor Richard Holden opened the event, and Associate Professor Rachael Meager hosted the in-conversation event. For more about the book, see https://www.blackincbooks.com.au/books/shortest-history-economics
Tuesday Feb 27, 2024
Speaking about “The Shortest History of Economics” on ABC Conversations
Tuesday Feb 27, 2024
Tuesday Feb 27, 2024
In February 2024, I sat down with Richard Fidler on the ABC Conversations program to discuss my new book “The Shortest History of Economics”. The ABC Conversations homepage is https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations
Thursday Feb 22, 2024
Peace at the Policy Table: Australia's Path Forward
Thursday Feb 22, 2024
Thursday Feb 22, 2024
On 21 February 2024, I spoke at the Australian Peacebuilding Network Roundtable in Parliament House on the topic “Peace at the Policy Table: Australia’s Path Forward”. The text is available at https://www.andrewleigh.com/peace_at_the_policy_table_australia_s_path_forward
Monday Feb 05, 2024
Monday Feb 05, 2024
On 1 February 2024, I delivered a keynote address to the Human Technology Institute Shaping Our Future Symposium at the University of Technology, Sydney. The text is available here: https://ministers.treasury.gov.au/ministers/andrew-leigh-2022/speeches/address-human-technology-institute-shaping-our-future
Thursday Nov 09, 2023
Does Sport Unite or Divide Us?
Thursday Nov 09, 2023
Thursday Nov 09, 2023
Sparking off my book “Fair Game”, the Academy of Social Sciences in Australia organised a debate with David Rowe on the topic “Does sport unite or divide us?”. You can also listen to it on ABC Big Ideas https://abc.net.au/listen/programs/bigideas/does-sport-unite-or-divide-us-/102960996
Monday Oct 23, 2023
Terminator or Star Trek? Shaping the Future of AI
Monday Oct 23, 2023
Monday Oct 23, 2023
On 20 October 2023, I chaired a panel on artificial intelligence at the SXSW Sydney conference. The panel was titled ‘Terminator or Star Trek? Shaping the Future of AI’, and featured Tracey Spicer, Rodolfo Ocampo and Theresa Anderson.
Monday Oct 16, 2023
Changing the World, One Coin Toss at a Time
Monday Oct 16, 2023
Monday Oct 16, 2023
On 11 October 2023, I spoke to the Evidence and Implementation Summit in Melbourne on the topic “Changing the World, One Coin Toss at a Time”. The full text is available here: https://ministers.treasury.gov.au/ministers/andrew-leigh-2022/speeches/address-evidence-and-implementation-summit-melbourne
Wednesday Oct 04, 2023
The Best Medicine: Lessons from Health for Policy Randomistas
Wednesday Oct 04, 2023
Wednesday Oct 04, 2023
On 29 September 2023, I spoke at the Australian Evaluation Society’s annual conference on what policymakers can learn from health. The speech began with the example of the radical mastectomy, a procedure that was needlessly performed on half a million women before a randomised trial revealed the truth. The text is available at https://ministers.treasury.gov.au/ministers/andrew-leigh-2022/speeches/address-australian-evaluation-society-2023-international
Wednesday Oct 04, 2023
Competition and Artificial Intelligence
Wednesday Oct 04, 2023
Wednesday Oct 04, 2023
On 20 September 2023, I spoke to the McKell Institute in Sydney on the topic “Competition and Artificial Intelligence”. The full text is available here: https://ministers.treasury.gov.au/ministers/andrew-leigh-2022/speeches/address-mckell-institute-sydney
Wednesday Sep 13, 2023
Pat Farmer’s Run For The Voice: Pat Farmer in conversation with Joyrah Newman
Wednesday Sep 13, 2023
Wednesday Sep 13, 2023
As part of his run around Australia to raise support for a Voice to Parliament, former Liberal MP Pat Farmer visited Canberra, and held an event at the Australian National University in conversation with Wulgurukaba woman and Indigenous Marathon Foundation graduate Joyrah Newman. The discussion covered ultrarunning, grit, reconciliation and more.
Tuesday Sep 05, 2023
Evaluating Policy Impact: Working Out What Works - National Press Club Address
Tuesday Sep 05, 2023
Tuesday Sep 05, 2023
Monday Aug 21, 2023
Data and Evaluation: A Match Made in Policy Heaven
Monday Aug 21, 2023
Monday Aug 21, 2023
On 15 August 2023, I spoke at the Data for Policy Summit in Canberra. The text of the speech is available here: https://www.andrewleigh.com/data_and_evaluation_a_match_made_in_policy_heaven_speech
Monday Aug 21, 2023
Monday Aug 21, 2023
On 16 August 2023, I spoke at the 15th anniversary celebration for the Centre for Social Impact in Sydney. The text of the speech is available here: https://www.andrewleigh.com/building_community_and_building_evidence_15_years_of_the_centre_for_social_impact_speech
Friday Jul 21, 2023
A More Competitive Labor Party
Friday Jul 21, 2023
Friday Jul 21, 2023
On 19 July 2023, I spoke to a Per Capita John Cain lunch on the topic of factionalism in the Labor Party. I argued that factional power is at an all-time high, and that it is important for the health of the party to maintain space for people who are not in a faction. The text of the speech is available here: https://www.andrewleigh.com/a_more_competitive_labor_party_speech
Wednesday Jun 14, 2023
Emma Johnston’s Fenner Lecture – The Future of Our Oceans
Wednesday Jun 14, 2023
Wednesday Jun 14, 2023
On 7 June 2023, Sydney University marine ecologist Professor Emma Johnston delivered the Fenner Lecture, on the topic of “The Future of Our Oceans”
Wednesday Jun 07, 2023
Better Evaluation Builds a Stronger Public Service: The Australian Centre for Evaluation
Wednesday Jun 07, 2023
Wednesday Jun 07, 2023
On 7 June 2023, I spoke to Roland Wilson Scholars at the Australian National University about randomised trials, and the new Australian Centre for Evaluation. The text of the speech is available here: https://www.andrewleigh.com/sir_roland_wilson_foundation_scholar_symposium_speech
Wednesday Jun 07, 2023
Leadership in an Age of Distraction
Wednesday Jun 07, 2023
Wednesday Jun 07, 2023
On 5 June 2023, I spoke with Kilfinan leaders and mentors, a group comprising people from the charity and business sectors, about the potential for technological distraction to reduce productivity and erode community. Drawing on lessons from agile programming and other high-productivity workplaces, I suggested ways that we might help people engage in deep work and build meaningful connections in an era of smartphones and social media.
Monday May 08, 2023
Choosing Openness, Yonsei University, Korea
Monday May 08, 2023
Monday May 08, 2023
On 2 May 2023, I spoke at Yonsei University in Seoul on the topic ‘Choosing openness: How regional partnerships boost economic dynamism’. The full text of the speech is available at https://ministers.treasury.gov.au/ministers/andrew-leigh-2022/speeches/address-yonsei-university-seoul
Thursday Apr 06, 2023
Fair Play, Fair Competition & Economic Dynamism
Thursday Apr 06, 2023
Thursday Apr 06, 2023
On 5 April 2023, I delivered a short speech at the National Small Business Summit on the role of fairness in competition laws. The full transcript is here: https://ministers.treasury.gov.au/ministers/andrew-leigh-2022/speeches/address-cosboa-national-small-business-summit-melbourne
Monday Mar 20, 2023
Digital Competition and Economic Dynamism
Monday Mar 20, 2023
Monday Mar 20, 2023
On 17 March 2023, I addressed a conference at Monash University Business School on the theme of ‘Opportunities and challenges of the digital revolution’. The full speech text is available here: https://ministers.treasury.gov.au/ministers/andrew-leigh-2022/speeches/address-monash-university-business-school-melbourne
Monday Mar 06, 2023
How Uncompetitive Markets Hurt Workers
Monday Mar 06, 2023
Monday Mar 06, 2023
On 2 March 2023, I delivered a speech at a Per Capita event (hosted by Maurice Blackburn), titled “How Uncompetitive Markets Hurt Workers”. The full text of the speech can be found here: https://www.andrewleigh.com/how_uncompetitive_markets_hurt_workers_speech_melbourne
Thursday Feb 23, 2023
Choke Point Capitalism with Rebecca Giblin and Cory Doctorow
Thursday Feb 23, 2023
Thursday Feb 23, 2023
On 16 February 2023, I spoke with Rebecca Giblin and Cory Doctorow about their new book, “Choke Point Capitalism”. The event was held at the Australian National University, as part of the ANU / Canberra Times ‘Meet the Author’ series. Thanks to the ANU for permission to post this podcast recording.
Friday Feb 03, 2023
What Andrew Leigh is reading this summer
Friday Feb 03, 2023
Friday Feb 03, 2023
Interview on ABC RN Breakfast to discuss my summer reading.
Friday Dec 09, 2022
Market Power and Markups: Malign Markers for the Australian Macroeconomy
Friday Dec 09, 2022
Friday Dec 09, 2022
On 7 December 2022, I gave the fourth of my competition reform talks. This one focused on markups, and was delivered at the Sydney Institute. The full text is available here: https://www.andrewleigh.com/address_to_the_sydney_institute_speech_sydney
Friday Dec 02, 2022
Launching ‘The Whitlam Era’ book
Friday Dec 02, 2022
Friday Dec 02, 2022
On 2 December 2022, at the National Press Club, I launched Scott Prasser and David Clune’s edited book ‘The Whitlam Era’. The speech text is available at https://ministers.treasury.gov.au/ministers/andrew-leigh-2022/speeches/book-launch-whitlam-era-national-press-club-canberra
Friday Nov 25, 2022
Health Inequalities in the COVID Pandemic
Friday Nov 25, 2022
Friday Nov 25, 2022
On 23 November 2022, I delivered the WD Borrie Lecture at the Australian Population Association Conference, held at the Australian National University, on the topic “Health Inequalities in the COVID Pandemic: Evidence from Australia”. The text of the speech may be found here: https://ministers.treasury.gov.au/ministers/andrew-leigh-2022/speeches/wd-borrie-lecture-australian-population-association-conference
Friday Nov 18, 2022
Economic Dynamism: A Global Perspective
Friday Nov 18, 2022
Friday Nov 18, 2022
On 14 November 2022, I delivered the Warren Hogan Lecture at the University of Sydney, on the topic of ‘Economic Dynamism: A Global Perspective’.
Friday Nov 04, 2022
Friday Nov 04, 2022
On 2 November 2022, Frank Bongiorno joined me on stage in Canberra to discuss his new book, ‘Dreamers and Schemers: A Political History of Australia’. The event was held as part of the ANU / Canberra Times Meet the Author series.
Friday Oct 21, 2022
A zippier economy: Lessons from the 1992 Hilmer Competition Reforms
Friday Oct 21, 2022
Friday Oct 21, 2022
On 17 October 2022, Andrew Leigh delivered a talk in the Sydney Ideas series – Sydney University’s flagship speech series. Here is a summary: “In October 1992, Prime Minister Paul Keating announced the establishment of a major independent inquiry into competition policy in Australia. Fred Hilmer’s review sparked the National Competition Policy reforms, which was followed by a surge in productivity. Thirty years on, Andrew Leigh will look at what lessons the Hilmer Review and National Competition Policy can teach us. After the worst decade of income growth in the post-war era, Leigh argues that it is vital to prioritise competition. Globally, regulators are actively looking at what Louis Brandeis famously called ‘the curse of bigness’, and considering how excessive market concentration might harm consumers, hurt workers, and reduce economic activity. A zippier economy requires more startups, more mobility, and more innovation.”
Tuesday Sep 27, 2022
Fair Game - What can sport teach us about justice and virtue?
Tuesday Sep 27, 2022
Tuesday Sep 27, 2022
I joined Waleed Aly and Scott Stephens on The Minefield to discuss my new book Fair Game, and to answer the question: What can sport teach us about justice and virtue?
Learn more: Fair Game – Monash University Publishing
Friday Sep 23, 2022
Friday Sep 23, 2022
Monday Aug 29, 2022
A More Dynamic Economy
Monday Aug 29, 2022
Monday Aug 29, 2022
On 25 August 2022, I delivered the Fred Gruen Lecture at the Australian National University on ‘A More Dynamic Economy’. The text of the talk is available at https://ministers.treasury.gov.au/ministers/andrew-leigh-2022/speeches/fh-gruen-lecture-australian-national-university-canberra.
Friday May 27, 2022
Friday May 27, 2022
On 10 May 2022, Toby Walsh was in conversation with Andrew Leigh, discussing Toby’s new book ‘Machines Behaving Badly: The Morality of AI’. Toby, a world-leading researcher in the field of artificial intelligence, examines the ethical issues we face in a future dominated by artificial intelligence. Is Alexa racist? Can robots have rights? What happens if a self-driving car kills someone? What limitations should we put on the use of facial recognition? Can we build moral machines? The conversation took place as part of the ANU/Canberra Times Meet the Author Series, in association with Harry Hartog Bookshop.
Monday Apr 11, 2022
Monday Apr 11, 2022
On 9 April 2022, I spoke with Robyn Williams on the Science Show about my recent book, ‘What’s the Worst That Could Happen? Existential Risk and Extreme Politics’.
Thursday Apr 07, 2022
Engaged Egalitarianism: Why the Australian Recovery Must Prioritise Openness
Thursday Apr 07, 2022
Thursday Apr 07, 2022
On 6 April 2022 in Melbourne, I delivered the biennial Stan Kelly Lecture, named by ‘modest member’ Bert Kelly after his father. The talk was hosted by the Economic Society of Australia’s Victorian branch, and was titled ‘Engaged Egalitarianism: Why the Australian Recovery Must Prioritise Openness’. It will be published in the journal Economic Papers.
Thursday Apr 07, 2022
Doubling Philanthropy by 2030
Thursday Apr 07, 2022
Thursday Apr 07, 2022
Speaking in Melbourne on 7 April 2022, I announced Labor’s plan to double philanthropy by 2030, drawing on the stories of Alfred Nobel’s premature obituary and my grandfather Keith Leigh. It’s an ambitious goal, but if we have a government that collaborates with charities and donors, it’s achievable.
Thursday Mar 24, 2022
Thursday Mar 24, 2022
Speech delivered at the Paul Ramsay Foundation in Sydney on 23 March 2022. If you’re interested in this topic, you may wish to check out my book Randomistas: How Radical Researchers Changed Our World”.
Monday Jan 24, 2022
Discussing ‘What’s the Worst That Could Happen?’ at Cambridge University
Monday Jan 24, 2022
Monday Jan 24, 2022
On 17 January 2022, I discussed my new book, ‘What's the Worst That Could Happen? Existential Risk and Extreme Politics’ with Julian Huppert at a Cambridge University event, jointly hosted by Jesus College and the Cambridge Centre for the Study of Existential Risk.
Thursday Dec 23, 2021
Discussing ‘What’s the Worst That Could Happen?’ with Steve Austin on ABC Brisbane
Thursday Dec 23, 2021
Thursday Dec 23, 2021
On 21 December 2021, Andrew chatted with ABC Brisbane’s Steve Austin about ‘What’s the Worst That Could Happen? Existential Risk and Extreme Politics’.
Thursday Dec 16, 2021
What‘s the Worst That Could Happen - A Conversation with Brain Schmidt
Thursday Dec 16, 2021
Thursday Dec 16, 2021
What's the Worst That Could Happen - A Conversation with Brain Schmidt.
Tuesday Nov 16, 2021
Talking with Chris Bowen about his book ‘Labor People‘
Tuesday Nov 16, 2021
Tuesday Nov 16, 2021
Talking with Chris Bowen about his book 'Labor People'.
Friday Nov 12, 2021
Global Commission on Evidence to Address Societal Challenges
Friday Nov 12, 2021
Friday Nov 12, 2021
On 10 November 2021, the Global Commission on Evidence to Address Societal Challenges (for which I’m a commissioner) held a panel discussion to preview the report’s findings. The speakers Julian Elliott, Davina Ghersi, Jenn Thornhill Verma and Andrew Leigh. For more details, see https://www.mcmasterforum.org/networks/evidence-commission/stay-connected/events/event-item/global-commission-on-evidence-to-address-societal-challenges-systematizing-best-evidence-use-in-routine-times-and-to-address-future-global-crises.
Tuesday Oct 12, 2021
Understanding Immigration - a conversation with Abul Rizvi
Tuesday Oct 12, 2021
Tuesday Oct 12, 2021
Abul Rizvi is one of Australia’s foremost experts on immigration, having served at senior levels in the immigration department. We talked about his new Monash University Publishing book “Population Shock”, which dives deeply into the economics and politics of migration. You can buy a copy here: https://publishing.monash.edu/product/population-shock/
Tuesday Sep 14, 2021
Andrew Wear in conversation about his new book ‘Recovery‘
Tuesday Sep 14, 2021
Tuesday Sep 14, 2021
Andrew Wear in conversation about his new book 'Recovery'.
You can check out Andrew's book here.
Thursday Sep 02, 2021
Talking with Richard Marles about his new book on the Pacific, ‘Tides That Bind‘
Thursday Sep 02, 2021
Thursday Sep 02, 2021
Talking with Richard Marles about his new book on the Pacific, 'Tides That Bind'. You can check out the book here.
Thursday Aug 12, 2021
Kate Thwaites discussing her new book 'Enough is Enough'
Thursday Aug 12, 2021
Thursday Aug 12, 2021
Kate Thwaites discussing her new book 'Enough is Enough', co-authored with Jenny Macklin.
Monday Jul 05, 2021
The Luck of Politics – a conversation with James Glenday
Monday Jul 05, 2021
Monday Jul 05, 2021
Why is politics more like poker than chess? I spoke with James Glenday about my book ‘The Luck of Politics’, and ran through some of the ways that fortune and misfortune have shaped political careers, from Whitlam to Morrison.
Tuesday May 25, 2021
The Dignity of Labour - In Conversation with Jon Cruddas
Tuesday May 25, 2021
Tuesday May 25, 2021