Past Events
Safeguard Mechanism in Practice: Lessons for Reform - ONLINE ONLY
Event Type: Wide/Public Interest
Date: Friday Jul 17, 2026, 11:30 am
This webinar will explore early corporate responses to Australia’s reformed Safeguard Mechanism and consider the implications of these developments in light of the forthcoming statutory review.
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View...Is this the End of Wine as we know it?
Event Type: Wide/Public Interest
Date: Wednesday Jul 15, 2026, 5:30 pm
Join Max Allen, Brian Croser and other wine industry experts for a glass of wine and a panel discussion going beyond the headlines to dissect the current global wine crisis.
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View...Alumni Evenings with Jamie Cross
Event Type: Wide/Public Interest
Date: Thursday Jul 9, 2026, 5:30 pm
Associate Professor Jamie Cross asks: What do war, oil shocks and trade restrictions actually mean for Australia?
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View...3rd Macro Development Workshop
Event Type: Partner Event
Date: Thursday Jul 9, 2026, 12:00 am
You are warmly invited to submit a paper for the 3rd Macro Development Annual Workshop. The Economics Discipline Group at Deakin University is organising the 3rd Macro Development Workshop in Melbourne, Australia from 9–10 July 2026. This annual workshop aims to bring together researchers interested in development issues from a macro perspective to share and discuss ideas, present research, and network with others who have similar interests.
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Launching the archive of the UN Centre for Transnational Corporations: The struggle to put people before profit - ONLINE ONLY
Event Type: Wide/Public Interest
Date: Tuesday Jul 7, 2026, 6:00 pm
Melbourne Law School are pleased to announce a webinar launching the archive of the United Nations Centre for Transnational Corporations (UNCTC), bringing together Wanshu Cong, Caitlin Murphy, Kalika Mehta, River Baars, and Juliana Rodrigues de Senna introduced by André Dao and Shahd Hammouri with concluding remarks by Sundhya Pahuja. The discussion revisits the UNCTC’s history as part of the broader struggle to put people before profit, tracing its origins in Global South resistance to corporate power and its attempt to develop international tools for regulating transnational corporations.
For further details please visit the event website here.
View...ESA Young Professionals - After Work Drinks
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Tuesday Jun 30, 2026, 5:30 pm
The Economic Society of Australia, Victoria’s Young Professional Network, invites you to our after work drinks event featuring guest speaker Matthew Bowes.
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View...IEA World Congress, Belgrade
Event Type: Partner Event
Date: Monday Jun 22, 2026, 12:00 am
Eminent Speaker Series: Prof. Anna Salomons - ONLINE ONLY
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Thursday Jun 18, 2026, 4:00 pm
What Makes New Work Different from More Work? This talk presents new insights on the role of expertise in new work - defined as novel occupational roles that have emerged as technological and economic conditions evolved, based on newly available 1940 and 1950 Census Complete Count files and confidential America Community Survey data from 2011-2023.
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View...Unlocking Higher Education Pathways VIC
Event Type: Wide/Public Interest
Date: Thursday Jun 11, 2026, 11:30 am
Join CEDA’s Unlocking Higher Education Pathways VIC to better bridge universities, vocational training, and industry readiness.
For further details please visit the event website here.
View...RMIT Economics Seminar presented by Siqi Pan
Event Type: Wide/Public Interest
Date: Friday Jun 5, 2026, 11:00 am
RMIT's Economics Seminar Series showcases a diverse range of research across key areas of economics, providing a platform for engaging with cutting-edge ideas and ongoing academic debates.
For further details please visit the event website here.
View...ESA Young Professionals - Book Club
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Wednesday Jun 3, 2026, 5:30 pm
The Economic Society of Australia, Victoria’s Young Professional Network, invites you to our upcoming book club event.
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View...Downing Public Lecture - Presented by Professor Meredith Fowlie
Event Type: Wide/Public Interest
Date: Tuesday Jun 2, 2026, 5:30 pm
The Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research and Department of Economics extend a warm invitation to hear Professor Meredith Fowlie, University of California, Berkely present the 2026 Downing Public Lecture - The Price of Power: Electricity Pricing for a Cleaner and Fairer Energy Future.
For further details please visit the event website here.
View...Beyond Common Ground: Professor Daniel Aldrich discusses his new book
Event Type: Wide/Public Interest
Date: Tuesday Jun 2, 2026, 4:30 pm
What if society could move past traditional “gray infrastructure” approaches - like seawalls and prisons - to address problems such as climate change, terrorism, and crime? Melbourne School of Population and Global Health are thrilled to announce that Professor Lisa Gibbs will be in conversation with Professor Daniel Aldrich to discuss his new book, Beyond Common Ground.
For further details please visit the event website here.
View...CEDA Insights from the RBA - Address by Ian Harper AO
Event Type: Wide/Public Interest
Date: Tuesday Jun 2, 2026, 10:00 am
Ian Harper AO, Non‑Executive Member of the Reserve Bank of Australia’s Monetary Policy Board, will discuss current economic conditions and the economic outlook. The address will be followed by a Q&A session, inviting discussion and perspectives on how monetary policy and evolving global economic conditions affect the community, and the considerations informing the Board’s decisions.
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View...Offshore wind development in Australia - ingredients and spices
Event Type: Wide/Public Interest
Date: Thursday May 28, 2026, 2:00 pm
The Melbourne Energy Institute invites you to its third seminar in the Powering the Future series, presented by Dr. Daniel Machado from Iberdrola.
For further details please visit the event website here.
View...ESA Vic / WEN - Growth Mindset: Meeting Australia's Productivity Challenge
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Thursday May 28, 2026, 11:30 am
Join Danielle Wood, Chair of the Productivity Commission and colleagues from the Productivity Commission as they discuss
Australia’s productivity growth has stalled since 2016, threatening future prosperity. Join Productivity Commission Chair Danielle Wood and colleagues from the Productivity Commission as they speak on practical, incremental policy actions needed to revive productivity. Their discussion is structured around five key pillars: boosting economic dynamism, strengthening workforce skills, leveraging data and digital technologies, improving efficiency in care sectors, and accelerating the shift to cheaper, cleaner energy.
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View...RMIT Economics Seminar presented by Mitch Watt
Event Type: Wide/Public Interest
Date: Thursday May 28, 2026, 11:00 am
RMIT's Economics Seminar Series showcases a diverse range of research across key areas of economics, providing a platform for engaging with cutting-edge ideas and ongoing academic debates.
For further details please visit the event website here.
View...CHE Seminar Series: Transgender economics
Event Type: Wide/Public Interest
Date: Wednesday May 27, 2026, 12:00 pm
As part of our Monash Business School's vibrant research culture, they host a weekly seminar series. Visiting and invited researchers present current research relating to the economics of health and wellbeing, and the healthcare sector. Visitors are welcome to join these sessions where discussion and debate is encouraged.
For further details please visit the event website here.
View...Sustainable Development in International Economic Law
Event Type: Wide/Public Interest
Date: Tuesday May 26, 2026, 5:30 pm
The Victorian Chapter of the International Law Association (Australia), in partnership with the Melbourne Journal of International Law, invites you to an in-person event on international economic law featuring three experts from academia and practice.
For further details please visit the event website here.
View...Crossroads: Australia’s Economic Future After the Oil Shock - ONLINE ONLY
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Thursday May 21, 2026, 2:00 pm
Australia is confronting a pivotal moment as the current oil shock reshapes expectations for growth, inflation, and labour market performance. This webinar explores how rising energy costs flow through households and businesses, the policy tradeoffs facing decision‑makers, and the divergent short‑ and long‑term pathways that could define the nation’s economic future. It highlights the key risks, structural choices, and resilience strategies that will determine how Australia navigates an era of global volatility.
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View...Eminent Speaker Series: Prof. Nick Bloom - ONLINE ONLY
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Thursday May 14, 2026, 12:00 pm
This presentation will discuss how working from home has fared post-pandemic and what the future is. Using US and international data the presentation will show how hybrid working has become common post-pandemic for managers and professionals.
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View...LGBTQ+ Economists and Allies in Asia-Pacific (LEAP) Summit
Event Type: Wide/Public Interest
Date: Wednesday May 13, 2026, 12:00 pm
The LEAP Summit will provide a platform for voices and issues that are underrepresented in global LGBTQ+ and economic discussions, with a shared commitment to advancing LGBTQ+ equity in workplaces, markets, and society.
Over two days, the LEAP Summit will showcase leading applied and empirical research, facilitate knowledge exchange between researchers, decision makers, and community organisations, with the aim of fostering lasting networks.
For further details and registration please click here.
View...The 2026 - 2027 Victorian State Budget Review
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Wednesday May 6, 2026, 12:30 pm
In May the Victorian Government will deliver its 2026-27 Budget. What are the policy priorities for the budget by the Allan Government, and what does the budget say about the state of the Victorian economy?
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View...2026 Freebairn Public Lecture - Turning luck into pluck: Positioning Australia for an uncertain future
Event Type: Wide/Public Interest
Date: Tuesday May 5, 2026, 6:00 pm
2026 Freebairn Public Lecture
Please join us as Ms Allegra Spender MP, independent Federal Member for Wentworth, delivers the prestigious Freebairn Lecture.
Griffin Economic History Public Lecture
Event Type: Wide/Public Interest
Date: Thursday Apr 30, 2026, 5:30 pm
Join University of Melbourne as Professor Hans-Joachim Voth, University of Zurich delivers the 2026 Griffin Economic Public Lecture.
Roots of Extremism - Social Dynamics and the Long Shadows of History in the Rise of the Nazi Party
