Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Wednesday Oct 7, 2026, 12:00 pm
Be part of a conversation about supporting the next generation of economics students, featuring insights from leading speakers and young economists.
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Date: Tuesday Oct 6, 2026, 6:30 pm
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Date: Wednesday Sep 30, 2026, 5:30 pm
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Date: Monday Sep 28, 2026, 6:00 pm
Mark Cully will be in conversation with Professor Alan Gamlen on Mark's new book Waves of Plenty: Immigration and the Making of Australia, the definitive story of how immigration made Australia. This is part of the ANU's Meet the Author series.
Many Australians can trace family journeys to new lives in Australia. In this landmark work, Mark Cully tells the full story of immigration to Australia, from pre-colonial origins through colonisation, the gold rushes, the post-war immigration boom, the end of the White Australia policy, and the modern era of unbound temporary migration.
Date: Friday Sep 25, 2026, 7:15 am
We would be delighted if you could join us for breakfast at the National Press Club in Canberra to celebrate the launch of Power in Numbers: Australian Women in Economics. At the launch, ACT Women in Economics co-chair Alicia Mollaun will be in conversation with authors Catie Bradbear and Melissa Bray, as well as six of the women who are featured in the book...
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Date: Thursday Sep 24, 2026, 5:30 pm
Come along to WEN ACT’s September Grounds for Growth to connect and hear expert perspectives. This month we’re joined by Sam Reinhardt, Head of the Parliamentary Budget Office, for an engaging discussion on real-world policy making.
Click here for further details about the September Grounds for Growth
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Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Wednesday Sep 23, 2026, 6:30 pm
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Date: Wednesday Sep 9, 2026, 4:00 pm
You are invited to join us for this Eminent Speaker Series afternoon webinar, taking place via Zoom on Wednesday 9th September. Alexander Hijzen's presentation will focus on the OECD LinkEED 2.0 initiative which seeks to promote cross-country research and policy analysis using linked employer-employee data.
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Date: Wednesday Aug 26, 2026, 7:30 am
WEN ACT invites you to their August Grounds for Growth.
Start your morning with an engaging discussion featuring our guest speaker, Ms Crystal Ossolinski, General Manager, at the Department of Industry, Science and Resources. She will discuss how economics plays out in real-world policy making: the successes, the missteps, and how to think in a more contested world.
First coffee free for WEN and Non-WEN members 7.30-9.00 AM
Registration is required via linkedin
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Event Type: Partner Event
Date: Sunday Aug 9, 2026, 8:30 am
Have you heard about the Productivity Commission's Paid Internship Program? Running from 4 January to 12 February 2027, the program offers students the opportunity to gain hands-on paid work experience solving real-world policy problems.
The Productivity Commission is currently seeking applications from students who are studying economics or other fields relevant to public policy who will have completed at least 2 years of their degree by the end of 2026.
Applications close on 9 August 2026
Further information is available on the Productivity Commission's website.
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Date: Monday Jul 27, 2026, 5:30 pm
Imagine reading a book and then getting to grill the author (nicely) over a drink and snacks.
That’s the WEN book club for July – the Hon. Dr Andrew Leigh MP, with The Shortest History
of Economics, live and in the room!
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Date: Wednesday Jul 22, 2026, 8:00 am
Where are the streets of gold? Intergenerational mobility of immigrants across destination countries.
This talk will introduce patterns for intergenerational mobility of the children of immigrants across fifteen destination countries. In most destinations, the daughters of immigrants experience higher mobility than daughters of locals. Sons of immigrants enjoy an advantage in Anglosphere destinations (including Australia) but not in continental Europe.
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Date: Friday Jul 10, 2026, 4:45 pm
ESA ACT is pleased to invite its membership to celebrate the success of the ACE 2026 Conference. Join us for a drink and a chat with colleagues as we reflect on the huge benefits of taking time to discuss, debate and share the contemporary issues in Economics.
See you at UCX Bar at the University of Canberra.
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Date: Wednesday Jul 8, 2026, 6:15 pm
ESA ACT is thrilled to invite you to a special dinner event with Professor Alan Auerbach, University of California, Berkeley.
He will present a talk on the Future of U.S. Economic Policy.
During the second Trump Administration, U.S. economic policy so far has included several strong steps, some of which represent sharp breaks from past practice.
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Date: Tuesday Jun 30, 2026, 5:30 pm
WEN Grounds for Growth - Skills workshop : Building Your Personal Brand
The Women in Economics Network ACT Branch is pleased to invite WEN ACT members to attend our inaugural skills workshop, focussed on Building Your Personal Brand. The interactive session, led by Dr Fiona Scotney, will be held from 5.30PM on Tuesday 30 June at the National Press Club.
Refreshments provided.
Numbers are limited so register fast to avoid missing out!
This is a free, in-person only event.
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Date: Monday Jun 22, 2026, 12:00 am
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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Date: Wednesday Jun 17, 2026, 5:30 pm
Celebrate the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Economic Society of Australia with the publication of the Centennial History of the Economic Society of Australia, by Dr Alex Millmow.
An Evolving Record : A Cenntennial History of the Economic Society of Australia
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Date: Thursday Jun 4, 2026, 5:30 pm
Alison Booth - Book Launch
Uneven Rewards: Milestones in Labour Economics
Join Alison as her book is launched by the ANU Research School of Economics with Professor Martine Mariotti as MC, and Professor Bruce Chapman giving the launch address.
This is a free event, but reservations are essential.
Please RSVP with your name and telephone number via rsvp@thestreet.org.au. by Tuesday 2 June
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Thursday May 28, 2026, 5:30 pm
CULTIVATING CONNECTIONS: WOMEN IN ECONOMICS ( SPEED ) MENTORING
The Women in Economics Network ACT Branch is thrilled to invite you to attend our upcoming speed mentoring event on Thursday 28 May 2026.
The event connects early to mid-career women economists and students with mentors from across the public service, private sector and academia.
This is a free, in-person only event.
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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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Date: Thursday May 14, 2026, 7:30 am
The ESA ACT Branch invites you to attend a presentation on the 2026-27 Federal Budget Anaylsis.
This year's briefing will be delivered by Pat Bustamante from Westpac.
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Date: Wednesday May 6, 2026, 6:30 pm
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Date: Thursday Apr 30, 2026, 7:30 am
WEN ACT committee warmly invites you to the next instalment of our quarterly book club.
This is a free, in person event.
See the attached poster for more details.
Look forward to seeing you there!
Alicia and Mary
Your WEN Book Club Hosts
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Date: Tuesday Mar 31, 2026, 5:30 pm
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