
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 Apr 202430min

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





















