• Government as a Learning Machine: Using Randomised Trials to Improve Productivity
    Jul 29 2025

    On 29 July 2025, I spoke at the AFR Government Services Summit on the topic “Government as a Learning Machine: Using Randomised Trials to Improve Productivity”.

    The speech transcript is available at: https://ministers.treasury.gov.au/ministers/andrew-leigh-2025/speeches/address-afr-government-services-summit-canberra

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    23 Min.
  • The Shortest Histories of Everything: Andrew Ford and Andrew Leigh in conversation
    Jul 24 2025

    Recorded live at the Sydney Writers’ Festival on 23 May 2025, I sat down with composer and writer Andrew Ford to discuss our latest books — The Shortest History of Music (Ford) and The Shortest History of Economics (Leigh).

    We explored how to distil complex subjects without losing their essence and why brevity can still hold truth.

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    51 Min.
  • How economics underpins change for the worse and the better: Conversation with Richard Holden
    Jul 23 2025

    On 23 May 2025, I spoke with Economics Professor at UNSW Sydney, Richard Holden at the Sydney Writers' Festival where we unpack the causes and consequences of economic inequality.

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    50 Min.
  • Consumer Trust in a Fast-Changing Australia
    Jul 1 2025

    On 27 June 2025, I gave a keynote address at the National Consumer Congress in Melbourne, titled ‘Fair Go, Fair Markets: Consumer Trust in a Fast-Changing Australia’.

    The transcript is available here: https://ministers.treasury.gov.au/ministers/andrew-leigh-2025/speeches/address-2025-national-consumer-congress-melbourne

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    14 Min.
  • The Progressive Productivity Agenda
    Jun 26 2025

    On 25 June 2025, I spoke at a McKell Institute event in Sydney, setting out the Progressive Productivity Agenda.

    A transcript is available here: https://ministers.treasury.gov.au/ministers/andrew-leigh-2025/speeches/address-mckell-institute-sydney

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    32 Min.
  • The Abundance Agenda for Australia
    Jun 4 2025

    On 3 June 2025, I gave a speech at the Chifley Research Centre in Melbourne titled “The Abundance Agenda for Australia”.

    The transcript is available here: https://ministers.treasury.gov.au/ministers/andrew-leigh-2025/speeches/address-chifley-research-centre-melbourne

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    38 Min.
  • Molten Ambitions: Building a Low-Carbon Future, One Tonne at a Time
    May 27 2025

    On 26 May 2025, I launched the Superpower Institute’s report “A Green Iron Plan for Australia”.

    The text of the speech is here: https://www.andrewleigh.com/molten_ambitions_building_a_low_carbon_future_one_tonne_at_a_time

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    12 Min.
  • Stronger Together: How Co-operatives Build a Fairer Economy
    Mar 23 2025

    On 20 March 2025, I delivered an opening address at the Co-Op Federation Assembly titled “Stronger Together: How Co-operatives Build a Fairer Economy”.

    Transcript: https://www.andrewleigh.com/speech_stronger_together_how_co_operatives_build_a_fairer_economy

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    13 Min.