Order without Design How markets shape cities - ONLINE ONLY

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Tuesday Mar 10, 2026, 12:00 pm

Cities power Australia’s economy, and their success depends on how government policy and market forces shape development. Urban experts Alain Bertaud and Salim Furth argue that blending planning with economics—and measuring policy outcomes—helps create cities that work better for all Australians.

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Alumni Evenings with Associate Professor Onur Ozgur

Event Type: Wide/Public Interest

Date: Friday Feb 27, 2026, 5:30 pm

Join us for the first Alumni Evenings event of the year with Associate Professor Onur Ozgur.

Associate Professor Ozgur will discuss "the value of connections in business and in life". Onur will give you a taste of the insights drawn from decades of research into the power of connections in business and in life.

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New Insights on Disability and Health Equity

Event Type: Wide/Public Interest

Date: Friday Feb 27, 2026, 3:30 pm

Hosted by Monash Business School’s Centre for Health Economics and organised as part of AHEAD – Achieving Health Equity for All People with Disability, an NHMRC-funded Centre of Research Excellence. This event will explore how high-quality, interdisciplinary evidence can inform more equitable health, education, and social policies for people with disabilities.

For further details and to register please visit the event website here.

Finance Down Under Conference

Event Type: Wide/Public Interest

Date: Friday Feb 27, 2026, 3:30 pm

The Department of Finance in the Faculty of Business and Economics at The University of Melbourne is pleased to continue its annual conference series: Finance Down Under: Building on the Best from the Cellars of Finance. The conference will be held in-person and will take place in Melbourne, Australia, between February 26th and February 28th, 2026.

For further details and to register please visit the event website here.

Launch of FinTech Lab

Event Type: Wide/Public Interest

Date: Friday Feb 27, 2026, 3:00 pm

Join Impact Labs at Monash Business School for the official launch of FinTech Lab, an industry-engaged research and innovation hub dedicated to advancing financial technology (FinTech), digital finance, and trusted financial systems. The Lab is a collaboration between Monash Business School, the Faculty of Information Technology, and Monash University Malaysia’s School of Business.

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Who Won? Trade Wars and Australia

Event Type: Wide/Public Interest

Date: Thursday Feb 26, 2026, 5:30 pm

La Trobe University Asia, in collaboration with Australian Foreign Affairs present a Public Lecture exploring pressures impacting global trade, the flow on effects for global supply chains, Australia's response as trade becomes weaponised and the role of diplomacy in rescuing global trade. 

For further details and registration please visit the event website here.

Transforming Infrastructure Performance (TIP) Summit

Event Type: Wide/Public Interest

Date: Wednesday Feb 25, 2026, 10:00 am

Infrastructure Policy Advancement, Bentley Systems’ thought leadership initiative, in collaboration with their partners, is proud to bring the Transforming Infrastructure Performance (TIP) Summit again to Melbourne – at a critical time for infrastructure planning and delivery across Australia.

For further details and to register please visit the event website here.

Confessions of an Economics Editor: the five decade rise and stall of Australian prosperity

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Tuesday Feb 17, 2026, 5:30 pm

Michael Stutchbury has spent most of his professional life charting the political economy of Australian prosperity for Australia's two national daily newspapers. The narrative begins with the surprising excitement of the 1960s mining boom and proceeds through the stagflation of the 1970s, the neo-liberal Labor reform revolution of the 1980s, the productivity dividend of the 1990s and then the unexpected China boom of the 2000s.  But it peaked with the $US180 a tonne iron ore price in 2011 and 2012. Since then it has been slowly declining. 

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Andrew Leigh: The Shortest History of Innovation official book launch

Event Type: Wide/Public Interest

Date: Tuesday Feb 17, 2026, 12:00 pm

Join us at this Melbourne launch of Andrew Leigh's latest book: The Shortest History of Innovation.

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Eminent Speaker Series: Prof. Alan Manning - ONLINE ONLY

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Wednesday Feb 11, 2026, 8:00 am

From: Central Council

Immigration policy is hard, involving difficult decisions and trade-offs. But, as Alan Manning – former chair of the UK's Migration Advisory Committee – makes clear, this doesn't mean that we can't do much better.

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AGEW 2026

Date: Wednesday Feb 11, 2026, 12:00 am

From: Central Council

The Australian Gender Economics Workshop (AGEW) is a premier conference dedicated to advancing gender economics in Australia. Now in its ninth year, AGEW is held in collaboration with the Women in Economics Network (WEN), and brings together a diverse mix of scholars and policymakers from both Australia and abroad.

Connecting Continents: the EU-Australia partnership

Event Type: Wide/Public Interest

Date: Monday Feb 2, 2026, 5:30 pm

A public lecture delivered by His Excellency Gabriele Visentin, Ambassador of the European Union, on the important EU-Australia partnership. 

In a time marked by complex challenges, the EU and Australia relationship is growing at an ever-faster pace. Join His Excellency Gabriele, Visentin, Ambassador of the European Union to Australia for an insightful lecture about why the EU is a vital international partner to Australia, across key domains such as trade, science, security, and critical materials. Discover how strong and reliable like-minded partnerships are meeting today's challenges and creating a more resilient and peaceful tomorrow. 

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Evaluation Methods Workshop

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Thursday Nov 27, 2025, 9:00 am

The Economic Society of Australia, Victorian Branch, warmly invites you to a one-day workshop focused on two key methodologies for policy evaluation.

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Comview 25 Conference & Expo

Event Type: Wide/Public Interest

Date: Monday Nov 24, 2025, 8:45 am

Register for Comview25 to hear from expert presenters from:
Australian Taxation Office (ATO), Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ),
Melbourne Airport, Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), the Supreme Court of Victoria...

And many more!

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WEN: Coffee Meet-Up

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Thursday Nov 20, 2025, 7:45 am

The Women in Economics Network in Victoria is excited to extend a warm invitation to our final coffee meet-up for 2025. This is a chance for members to catch up informally over a cup of coffee and meet fellow friends and economists, including our November guest economist, Monique Champion.

2025 AGM AND ESA VIC AND WEN END OF YEAR EVENT

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Thursday Nov 13, 2025, 5:30 pm

Join us for a night of networking and discussion at our end of year celebration for all economists.  We will hear from our guest speakers, Luci Ellis and Janine Dixon for a panel discussion on The Outlook for Productivity, Incomes and Wellbeing in Australia.

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2025 Freebairn Public Lecture - Trusted for the times: the evolution of the Australian Government and public service

Event Type: Wide/Public Interest

Date: Tuesday Nov 11, 2025, 6:00 pm

CENTENARY PUBLIC LECTURE SERIES

2025 Freebairn Public Lecture 

Please join us as Dr Steven Kennedy PSM, Secretary, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet delivers the prestigious Freebairn Lecture.

Indiginomics - Developing Capacity and Representation in Indigenous Economics

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Wednesday Oct 29, 2025, 5:30 pm

Join us for the Victorian launch of an exciting new animation designed by and for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students, demystifying economics and showcasing its relevance to communities. This engaging resource aims to inspire the next generation of young minds to consider economics as a pathway for creating positive change.

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ESA YP After-work drinks

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Thursday Oct 23, 2025, 5:30 pm

Join us for after-work drinks and a discussion featuring young economists and experts as we explore public transport pricing in Australia.

This event will be a great opportunity to mingle with fellow young economists, expand your professional circle, and enjoy a delightful evening in good company. 

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A Future for Private Health? - ONLINE ONLY

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Wednesday Oct 1, 2025, 12:00 pm

From: Central Council

Australia’s private health sector is confronting a period of significant challenge, marked by rising operational costs, persistent workforce shortages, stagnant demand, and increasing out-of-pocket expenses for consumers. These pressures have resulted in declining profitability, hospital closures, adversarial insurer-provider relationships, and a lack of transparency, with confidence further undermined by the collapse of Healthscope. There are growing concerns that instability in the private sector will increase pressure on Australia’s already overburdened public system.

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WEN: Coffee Meet-Up

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Tuesday Sep 23, 2025, 7:45 am

The Women in Economics Network in Victoria is excited to extend a warm invitation to our monthly coffee meet-up. This is a chance for members to catch up informally over a cup of coffee and meet fellow friends and economists, including our September guest economist, Dr Meg Elkins.

ESA YP After-work drinks

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Wednesday Sep 17, 2025, 5:30 pm

Join us for after-work drinks and a discussion featuring young economists and experts as we explore labour mobility in Australia.

This event will be a great opportunity to mingle with fellow young economists, expand your professional circle, and enjoy a delightful evening in good company. 

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From Copland to Trump: What can Economists learn from the Tectonic Shift in US tariff policy?

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Tuesday Sep 9, 2025, 5:30 pm

The Economic Society of Australia Victoria Branch warmly invites you to attend the Inaugural Sir Douglas Copland Memorial Lecture, delivered by esteemed Professor Emeritus Bob Gregory.

Professor Gregory will discuss how the Trump administration's major shift in U.S. tariff policy marks a significant turning point in global economic policy. His talk will explore the economic factors behind the change and the lack of understanding around the measurable connections between US economic theory, broad trends and research findings that support Trump-era tariff policies.

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The Centennial History of the Economic Society of Australia 

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Wednesday Aug 27, 2025, 5:30 pm

Come celebrate and toast the 100^th  anniversary of the founding of the Economic Society of Australia.

Alex Millmow, President of ESA Victoria Branch, will discuss some of the findings of his book on The centennial history of the Economic Society.

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In Conversation with Rod Maddock - Young Economist Event - ONLINE ONLY

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Tuesday Aug 26, 2025, 11:30 am

From: Central Council

The Productivity Commission Seminar Team is organising an event which may be of interest to young economists, who are invited to join this session via Teams.  

Rod Maddock is one of very few economists who has worked across major corporates, government, universities, and lobbyists. He has pursued economics from econometrics to macroeconomics, and then to economic history, economic development, regulatory economics, public policy, finance, and regional planning.

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