Rebuilding Trust: The Future of Australia’s Charities and Community Life
On 10 June 2026, I spoke at the National Press Club in Canberra on charities and a reconnected Australia. Text here: https://ministers.treasury.gov.au/ministers/andrew-leigh-2025/speeches/address-nati...
22 Jun 35min
Competition Policy for Invisible Agents
On 17 June 2026, I spoke at a conference on ‘The Invisible Mind: The Economics of AI’, organised by David Orsmond and the Economic Society of Australia (NSW Branch). Text here: https://ministers.treas...
19 Jun 23min
The Economics of Human Extinction
On 21 May 2026, I delivered the Giblin Lecture, hosted by the University of Tasmania and the Economic Society of Australia Tasmania, on “The Economics of Human Extinction”. An extended version of the ...
26 Mai 41min
From Clever to Competitive: Lifting Productivity Through Innovation
On 18 May 2026, I gave the opening keynote to the 18th annual Agile Australia conference at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. You can read it here: https://ministers.treasury.gov.au/ministers/andrew-leigh...
20 Mai 22min
The Diffusion Dividend
On 15 May 2026, I addressed the Chifley Institute’s Prosperity With Purpose forum on the topic “The Diffusion Dividend”. The text (a slightly longer version) is here: https://ministers.treasury.gov.au...
19 Mai 13min
AI for the Underdog
On 6 May 2026, I spoke at a Deakin University event on AI for small business. The full speech is available at https://ministers.treasury.gov.au/ministers/andrew-leigh-2025/speeches/address-ai-practice...
8 Mai 16min
Mobility Is a Productivity Policy
On 24 April 2026, I opened the Inequality and Intergenerational Mobility Workshop at the Australian National University. The full speech is available here: https://www.andrewleigh.com/speech_mobilit...
1 Mai 23min
