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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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On 12 November 2024, I spoke at an Australian Democracy Network event hosted by the Paul Ramsay Foundation, on the topic “The Power of Charitable Advocacy: Three Stories and a Commitment”.
The text of the speech is available here.
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On 11 November 2024, I spoke at the Competition Policy for the Modern Economy Conference in Sydney on the topic “Anti-Monopoly: Competition Policy for a Dynamic Economy”.
The text is available here.
Wednesday Nov 06, 2024
Wednesday Nov 06, 2024
On 23 October 2024, I joined technology entrepreneur and philanthropist Cliff Obrecht for an in-conversation event launching my new book, 'Battlers and Billionaires: The Updated Story of Inequality in Australia'.
Thanks to the University of Sydney and Professor Julie Cairney for hosting the event.
Monday Nov 04, 2024
Caught in the Middle: How Market Concentration Hurts Farmers
Monday Nov 04, 2024
Monday Nov 04, 2024
On 29 October 2024, I gave a talk to the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences titled ‘Caught in the Middle: How Market Concentration Hurts Farmers’.
The full text is available here: https://ministers.treasury.gov.au/ministers/andrew-leigh-2022/speeches/address-australian-bureau-agricultural-and-resource-economics
Monday Nov 04, 2024
Monday Nov 04, 2024
On 15 October 2024, I joined Benevolent Society CEO Lin Hatfield-Dodds for an in-conversation event launching my new book, “Battlers and Billionaires: The Updated Story of Inequality in Australia”.
The event was part of the ANU-Canberra Times Meet the Author series.
Sunday Oct 13, 2024
Discussing Battlers and Billionaires with Richard Glover
Sunday Oct 13, 2024
Sunday Oct 13, 2024
On 10 October 2024, I joined Richard Glover on ABC Sydney to discuss my new book, "Battlers and Billionaires: The Updated Story of Inequality in Australia".
Tuesday Aug 06, 2024
A Symphony of Impact
Tuesday Aug 06, 2024
Tuesday Aug 06, 2024
On 6 August I gave the keynote address at the Philanthropy Australia Conference in Adelaide.
Like great music, philanthropy has the power to uplift and transcend, inspire and delight.
Full text is available here.
Tuesday Aug 06, 2024
Bumps and breakthroughs: the journey of Australia's merger reforms
Tuesday Aug 06, 2024
Tuesday Aug 06, 2024
On 1 August, I addressed the Committee for Economic Development of Australia on the history of merger reform.
Policy and laws should evolve as the economy evolves. But as history shows, Australia’s ad‑hoc approach to dealing with anti‑competitive mergers hasn’t kept up, lagging best practice in comparable countries.
Full text of the speech can be found here.
Tuesday Jun 25, 2024
The Future of Medicare
Tuesday Jun 25, 2024
Tuesday Jun 25, 2024
On 19 June 2024, I spoke to a symposium organised by the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia Symposium, on the topic ‘The future of Medicare: research-informed policy for better access and health’. The text of the speech is available here: https://ministers.treasury.gov.au/ministers/andrew-leigh-2022/speeches/address-academy-social-sciences-australia-symposium-canberra
Tuesday Jun 25, 2024
Discovering What Works: Why Rigorous Evaluation Matters
Tuesday Jun 25, 2024
Tuesday Jun 25, 2024
On 17 June 2024, I spoke to the Australian Evaluation Showcase on the topic ‘Discovering What Works: Why Rigorous Evaluation Matters’. The text of the speech is available here: https://ministers.treasury.gov.au/ministers/andrew-leigh-2022/speeches/address-australian-evaluation-showcase-canberra
Wednesday May 01, 2024
Experimenting for Excellence: Randomised Trials in Human Resources
Wednesday May 01, 2024
Wednesday May 01, 2024
On 30 April 2024, I spoke at the HR Leaders Forum in Sydney about some of the fascinating findings emerging from randomised trials in the workplace. The full text of the speech is available here: https://ministers.dewr.gov.au/leigh/experimenting-excellence-randomised-trials-human-resources
Wednesday Apr 10, 2024
Wednesday Apr 10, 2024
On 9 April 2024, I spoke at the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute’s Danks Leaders in Science seminar, on the topic “Healthy Surprises: How Randomised Trials Can Challenge Conventional Wisdom and Debunk Dogma”. The text is available here: https://ministers.treasury.gov.au/ministers/andrew-leigh-2022/speeches/address-danks-leaders-science-seminar-murdoch-childrens
Tuesday Apr 09, 2024
Unshackling Innovation: Rethinking Non-Compete Clauses for a Dynamic Economy
Tuesday Apr 09, 2024
Tuesday Apr 09, 2024
On 4 April 2024, I addressed the McKell Institute in Sydney on the topic ‘Unshackling Innovation: Rethinking Non-Compete Clauses for a Dynamic Economy’. The text of the talk is available at https://ministers.treasury.gov.au/ministers/andrew-leigh-2022/speeches/address-mckell-institute-sydney-0
Wednesday Apr 03, 2024
Harnessing the Data Deluge
Wednesday Apr 03, 2024
Wednesday Apr 03, 2024
On 28 March 2024, I spoke to the Australian Government Data Summit on the topic ‘Harnessing the Data Deluge: The Surprising Power of Big Data and Artificial Intelligence’. The speech text is available here: https://ministers.treasury.gov.au/ministers/andrew-leigh-2022/speeches/address-10th-annual-australian-government-data-summit-hotel
Wednesday Apr 03, 2024
Starting with Statistics to Transform Disadvantage
Wednesday Apr 03, 2024
Wednesday Apr 03, 2024
On 27 March 2024, I launched the UnitingCare Child Social Exclusion Report. The speech text is available here: https://ministers.treasury.gov.au/ministers/andrew-leigh-2022/speeches/launch-2024-child-social-exclusion-report-parliament-house
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.