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 Apr 20248min
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 Apr 202414min
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 Mar 202453min
Sydney launch of “The Shortest History of Economics”
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 hos...
12 Mar 202450min
Speaking about “The Shortest History of Economics” on ABC Conversations
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/l...
27 Feb 202452min
Peace at the Policy Table: Australia's Path Forward
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:/...
22 Feb 20247min
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 Feb 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 Nov 202354min
