What's the Worst That Could Happen - A Conversation with Brain Schmidt.

Talking with Chris Bowen about his book 'Labor People'.

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 Elliott, Davina Ghersi, Jenn Thornhill Verma and Andrew Leigh. For more details, see https://www.mcmasterforum.org/networks/evidence-commission/stay-connected/events/event-item/global-commission-on-evidence-to-address-societal-challenges-systematizing-best-evidence-use-in-routine-times-and-to-address-future-global-crises.

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 Shock”, which dives deeply into the economics and politics of migration. You can buy a copy here: https://publishing.monash.edu/product/population-shock/

Andrew Wear in conversation about his new book 'Recovery'.

You can check out Andrew's book here.

Talking with Richard Marles about his new book on the Pacific, 'Tides That Bind'. You can check out the book here.

Kate Thwaites discussing her new book 'Enough is Enough', co-authored with Jenny Macklin.

Why is politics more like poker than chess? I spoke with James Glenday about my book ‘The Luck of Politics’, and ran through some of the ways that fortune and misfortune have shaped political careers, from Whitlam to Morrison.

Budget 2021: Big Dollars, Small Ambitions, speech to Institute of Public Accountants Budget Breakfast.