Bumps and breakthroughs: the journey of Australia's merger reforms

Bumps and breakthroughs: the journey of Australia's merger reforms

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.

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The Future of Medicare

The Future of Medicare

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 hea...

25 Kesä 202418min

Discovering What Works: Why Rigorous Evaluation Matters

Discovering What Works: Why Rigorous Evaluation Matters

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.treas...

25 Kesä 202418min

Experimenting for Excellence: Randomised Trials in Human Resources

Experimenting for Excellence: Randomised Trials in Human Resources

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: http...

30 Huhti 202418min

Healthy Surprises: How Randomised Trials Can Challenge Conventional Wisdom and Debunk Dogma

Healthy Surprises: How Randomised Trials Can Challenge Conventional Wisdom and Debunk Dogma

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 D...

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Unshackling Innovation: Rethinking Non-Compete Clauses for a Dynamic Economy

Unshackling Innovation: Rethinking Non-Compete Clauses for a Dynamic Economy

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://mi...

9 Huhti 202430min

Harnessing the Data Deluge

Harnessing the Data Deluge

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...

3 Huhti 20248min

Starting with Statistics to Transform Disadvantage

Starting with Statistics to Transform Disadvantage

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-...

3 Huhti 202414min

Canberra launch of “The Shortest History of Economics”

Canberra launch of “The Shortest History of Economics”

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 mo...

12 Maalis 202453min

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