From Chance to Change: Leveraging Randomised Trials and Data Science for Policy Success
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....
4 Helmi 202420min
Does Sport Unite or Divide Us?
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 Ide...
9 Marras 202354min
Terminator or Star Trek? Shaping the Future of AI
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, Ro...
23 Loka 202355min
Changing the World, One Coin Toss at a Time
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.treasu...
16 Loka 202321min
The Best Medicine: Lessons from Health for Policy Randomistas
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 proced...
3 Loka 202320min
Competition and Artificial Intelligence
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/and...
3 Loka 202330min
Pat Farmer’s Run For The Voice: Pat Farmer in conversation with Joyrah Newman
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 w...
13 Syys 202341min
Evaluating Policy Impact: Working Out What Works - National Press Club Address
5 Syys 202339min
