Terminator or Star Trek? Shaping the Future of AI
On 20 October 2023, I chaired a panel on artificial intelligence at the SXSW Sydney conference. The panel was titled ‘Terminator or Star Trek? Shaping the Future of AI’, and featured Tracey Spicer, Ro...
23 Okt 202355min
Changing the World, One Coin Toss at a Time
On 11 October 2023, I spoke to the Evidence and Implementation Summit in Melbourne on the topic “Changing the World, One Coin Toss at a Time”. The full text is available here: https://ministers.treasu...
16 Okt 202321min
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
