Doubling Philanthropy by 2030
Speaking in Melbourne on 7 April 2022, I announced Labor’s plan to double philanthropy by 2030, drawing on the stories of Alfred Nobel’s premature obituary and my grandfather Keith Leigh. It’s an ambi...
7 Apr 20229min
Why the nation’s biggest foundation should be Australia’s epicentre for randomised trials
Speech delivered at the Paul Ramsay Foundation in Sydney on 23 March 2022. If you’re interested in this topic, you may wish to check out my book Randomistas: How Radical Researchers Changed Our World”...
24 Mars 202218min
Discussing ‘What’s the Worst That Could Happen?’ at Cambridge University
On 17 January 2022, I discussed my new book, ‘What's the Worst That Could Happen? Existential Risk and Extreme Politics’ with Julian Huppert at a Cambridge University event, jointly hosted by Jesus Co...
23 Jan 202210min
Discussing ‘What’s the Worst That Could Happen?’ with Steve Austin on ABC Brisbane
On 21 December 2021, Andrew chatted with ABC Brisbane’s Steve Austin about ‘What’s the Worst That Could Happen? Existential Risk and Extreme Politics’.
23 Dec 202111min
What‘s the Worst That Could Happen - A Conversation with Brain Schmidt
What's the Worst That Could Happen - A Conversation with Brain Schmidt.
16 Dec 202159min
Talking with Chris Bowen about his book ‘Labor People‘
Talking with Chris Bowen about his book 'Labor People'.
16 Nov 202158min
Global Commission on Evidence to Address Societal Challenges
On 10 November 2021, the Global Commission on Evidence to Address Societal Challenges (for which I’m a commissioner) held a panel discussion to preview the report’s findings. The speakers Julian Ellio...
12 Nov 202159min
Understanding Immigration - a conversation with Abul Rizvi
Abul Rizvi is one of Australia’s foremost experts on immigration, having served at senior levels in the immigration department. We talked about his new Monash University Publishing book “Population Sh...
12 Okt 202142min
