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 Okt 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 Okt 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 Sep 202341min
Evaluating Policy Impact: Working Out What Works - National Press Club Address
5 Sep 202339min
Data and Evaluation: A Match Made in Policy Heaven
On 15 August 2023, I spoke at the Data for Policy Summit in Canberra. The text of the speech is available here: https://www.andrewleigh.com/data_and_evaluation_a_match_made_in_policy_heaven_speech
20 Aug 202322min
Building Community and Building Evidence: 15 Years of the Centre For Social Impact
On 16 August 2023, I spoke at the 15th anniversary celebration for the Centre for Social Impact in Sydney. The text of the speech is available here: https://www.andrewleigh.com/building_community_and_...
20 Aug 202310min
A More Competitive Labor Party
On 19 July 2023, I spoke to a Per Capita John Cain lunch on the topic of factionalism in the Labor Party. I argued that factional power is at an all-time high, and that it is important for the health ...
21 Juli 202335min
Emma Johnston’s Fenner Lecture – The Future of Our Oceans
On 7 June 2023, Sydney University marine ecologist Professor Emma Johnston delivered the Fenner Lecture, on the topic of “The Future of Our Oceans”
14 Juni 202345min
