This podcast features speeches and conversations with Andrew Leigh, the federal member for Fenner in the Australian Parliament. Andrew is an economist, author and triathlete. His website is andrewleigh.com. Authorised by Andrew Leigh MP, Gungahlin Place, Gungahlin ACT 2912.
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Healthy Surprises: How Randomised Trials Can Challenge Conventional Wisdom and Debunk Dogma
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On 9 April 2024, I spoke at the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute’s Danks Leaders in Science seminar, on the topic “Healthy Surprises: How Randomised Trials Can Challenge Conventional Wisdom and Debunk Dogma”. The text is available here: https://ministers.treasury.gov.au/ministers/andrew-leigh-2022/speeches/address-danks-leaders-science-seminar…
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Unshackling Innovation: Rethinking Non-Compete Clauses for a Dynamic Economy
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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://ministers.treasury.gov.au/ministers/andrew-leigh-2022/speeches/address-mckell-institute-sydney-0Oleh Andrew Leigh MP
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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 here: https://ministers.treasury.gov.au/ministers/andrew-leigh-2022/speeches/address-10th-annual-australian-government-data-summit-hotel…
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Starting with Statistics to Transform Disadvantage
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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-social-exclusion-report-parliament-houseOleh Andrew Leigh MP
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184. Tanya Plibersek on crime fiction
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184. Tanya Plibersek on crime fictionOleh Andrew Leigh
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Canberra launch of “The Shortest History of Economics”
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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 more about the book, see https://www.blackincbooks.com.au/books/shortest-history-economicsOleh Andrew Leigh MP
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Sydney launch of “The Shortest History of Economics”
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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 hosted the in-conversation event. For more about the book, see https://www.blackincbooks.com.au/books/shortest-history-economics…
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Speaking about “The Shortest History of Economics” on ABC Conversations
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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/listen/programs/conversationsOleh Andrew Leigh MP
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Peace at the Policy Table: Australia's Path Forward
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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://www.andrewleigh.com/peace_at_the_policy_table_australia_s_path_forwardOleh Andrew Leigh MP
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183. Pat Farmer on Running Across Continents
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Pat Farmer on Running Across ContinentsOleh Andrew Leigh
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From Chance to Change: Leveraging Randomised Trials and Data Science for Policy Success
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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.treasury.gov.au/ministers/andrew-leigh-2022/speeches/address-human-technology-institute-shaping-our-future…
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182. Seth Stephens-Davidowitz on creatively crunching data and the AI revolution
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181. Dana Suskind on building a parent nation
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Dana Suskind on building a parent nationOleh Andrew Leigh
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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 Ideas https://abc.net.au/listen/programs/bigideas/does-sport-unite-or-divide-us-/102960996Oleh Andrew Leigh MP
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Terminator or Star Trek? Shaping the Future of AI
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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, Rodolfo Ocampo and Theresa Anderson.Oleh Andrew Leigh MP
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Changing the World, One Coin Toss at a Time
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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.treasury.gov.au/ministers/andrew-leigh-2022/speeches/address-evidence-and-implementation-summit-melbourneOleh Andrew Leigh MP
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180. Chris Hammer on writing crime fiction
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On 3 October 2023, I joined Chris Hammer on stage at an ANU / Canberra Times Meet the Author event to discuss crime fiction writing, with a particular focus on his latest book, “The Seven”.Oleh Andrew Leigh
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The Best Medicine: Lessons from Health for Policy Randomistas
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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 procedure that was needlessly performed on half a million women before a randomised trial revealed the truth. The text is available at https://ministers.tre…
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Competition and Artificial Intelligence
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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/andrew-leigh-2022/speeches/address-mckell-institute-sydneyOleh Andrew Leigh MP
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179. Catharine Lumby on Biography, Betrayal and Bookwriting
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On 28 September 2023, I joined Catharine Lumby on stage at an ANU / Canberra Times Meet the Author event to discuss her new biography of Frank Moorhouse.Oleh Andrew Leigh
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Pat Farmer’s Run For The Voice: Pat Farmer in conversation with Joyrah Newman
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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 with Wulgurukaba woman and Indigenous Marathon Foundation graduate Joyrah Newman. The discussion covered ultrarunning, grit, reconciliation and more.…
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Evaluating Policy Impact: Working Out What Works - National Press Club Address
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Data and Evaluation: A Match Made in Policy Heaven
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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_speechOleh Andrew Leigh MP
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Building Community and Building Evidence: 15 Years of the Centre For Social Impact
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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_building_evidence_15_years_of_the_centre_for_social_impact_speechOleh Andrew Leigh MP
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178. Michael Brosowski on helping street kids and fighting human trafficking
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To make a donation to support Blue Dragon Children Foundation, go to www.bluedragon.org Michael’s blog is at lifeisalongstory.comOleh Andrew Leigh
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177. Emma Johnston on seas, science and sailing
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Emma Johnston on seas, science and sailingOleh Andrew Leigh
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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 of the party to maintain space for people who are not in a faction. The text of the speech is available here: https://www.andrewleigh.com/a_more_compe…
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176. Richard Reeves on boys and men
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Richard Reeves on boys and menOleh Andrew Leigh
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175. Tim Winton on landscape, words and activism
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Tim Winton on landscape, words and activismOleh Andrew Leigh
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Emma Johnston’s Fenner Lecture – The Future of Our Oceans
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On 7 June 2023, Sydney University marine ecologist Professor Emma Johnston delivered the Fenner Lecture, on the topic of “The Future of Our Oceans”Oleh Andrew Leigh MP
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Better Evaluation Builds a Stronger Public Service: The Australian Centre for Evaluation
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On 7 June 2023, I spoke to Roland Wilson Scholars at the Australian National University about randomised trials, and the new Australian Centre for Evaluation. The text of the speech is available here: https://www.andrewleigh.com/sir_roland_wilson_foundation_scholar_symposium_speechOleh Andrew Leigh MP
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Leadership in an Age of Distraction
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On 5 June 2023, I spoke with Kilfinan leaders and mentors, a group comprising people from the charity and business sectors, about the potential for technological distraction to reduce productivity and erode community. Drawing on lessons from agile programming and other high-productivity workplaces, I suggested ways that we might help people engage …
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Choosing Openness, Yonsei University, Korea
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On 2 May 2023, I spoke at Yonsei University in Seoul on the topic ‘Choosing openness: How regional partnerships boost economic dynamism’. The full text of the speech is available at https://ministers.treasury.gov.au/ministers/andrew-leigh-2022/speeches/address-yonsei-university-seoulOleh Andrew Leigh MP
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Fair Play, Fair Competition & Economic Dynamism
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On 5 April 2023, I delivered a short speech at the National Small Business Summit on the role of fairness in competition laws. The full transcript is here: https://ministers.treasury.gov.au/ministers/andrew-leigh-2022/speeches/address-cosboa-national-small-business-summit-melbourneOleh Andrew Leigh MP
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Digital Competition and Economic Dynamism
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On 17 March 2023, I addressed a conference at Monash University Business School on the theme of ‘Opportunities and challenges of the digital revolution’. The full speech text is available here: https://ministers.treasury.gov.au/ministers/andrew-leigh-2022/speeches/address-monash-university-business-school-melbourne…
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How Uncompetitive Markets Hurt Workers
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On 2 March 2023, I delivered a speech at a Per Capita event (hosted by Maurice Blackburn), titled “How Uncompetitive Markets Hurt Workers”. The full text of the speech can be found here: https://www.andrewleigh.com/how_uncompetitive_markets_hurt_workers_speech_melbourneOleh Andrew Leigh MP
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Choke Point Capitalism with Rebecca Giblin and Cory Doctorow
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On 16 February 2023, I spoke with Rebecca Giblin and Cory Doctorow about their new book, “Choke Point Capitalism”. The event was held at the Australian National University, as part of the ANU / Canberra Times ‘Meet the Author’ series. Thanks to the ANU for permission to post this podcast recording.Oleh Andrew Leigh MP
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What Andrew Leigh is reading this summer
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Interview on ABC RN Breakfast to discuss my summer reading.Oleh Andrew Leigh MP
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Market Power and Markups: Malign Markers for the Australian Macroeconomy
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On 7 December 2022, I gave the fourth of my competition reform talks. This one focused on markups, and was delivered at the Sydney Institute. The full text is available here: https://www.andrewleigh.com/address_to_the_sydney_institute_speech_sydneyOleh Andrew Leigh MP
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On 2 December 2022, at the National Press Club, I launched Scott Prasser and David Clune’s edited book ‘The Whitlam Era’. The speech text is available at https://ministers.treasury.gov.au/ministers/andrew-leigh-2022/speeches/book-launch-whitlam-era-national-press-club-canberraOleh Andrew Leigh MP
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