Events

POSTPONED Electricity Price Trends and Energy Wallet - ONLINE ONLY
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Thursday Feb 20, 2025, 12:00 pm
This event is postponed - the new date will be advised as soon as possible
Seminar Series on Energy Transition - Session One
The energy transition is unfolding rapidly. The Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC) has recently published a 10-year outlook for residential electricity prices, with a focus on projecting how each cost component might change over the next decade. Beyond just examining electricity costs, the analysis also considers how households' total energy costs (or their 'energy wallet’) will change as they electrify transportation, heating and cooking, transitioning from other fuel sources to electricity.
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AI in Recruitment: Risks of Discrimination
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Wednesday Feb 26, 2025, 5:30 pm
Dr Sheard speaks on the use of AI in Recruitment and the impact these systems have on algorithm-facilitated discrimination in hiring.
View...Déjà vu debt crisis? Better call Saul
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Wednesday Mar 5, 2025, 11:30 am
The Economics Society of Australia Victorian Branch invites you to attend a two-course sit-down lunch with Saul Eslake. Saul will discuss the Victorian state debt.
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A Better Australia
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Wednesday Mar 5, 2025, 5:30 pm

Great Game On
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Wednesday Mar 26, 2025, 5:30 pm
Come along for an insightful talk on the modern 'Great Game'. The 'Great game’ refers to an old idea from the 19th century – a shorthand for British and Russian imperial competition in Eurasia, mainly based on thinking by the British that the Russians were after India. An idea with little validity but a widely accepted phenomenon. This talk will explore the parallels between the 19th century 'Great game' and today's geopolitical landscape. The new game is between China and the US – and Eurasia is the hinge.
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