Past Events
Young Economists Queensland Branch AGM - ONLINE ONLY
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Wednesday Jul 15, 2026, 8:00 am
The Young Economists Queensland Branch
Issues notice and invites all members to join us for the
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING (AGM)
Wednesday 15 July 2026
Teams meeting commencing 8:00 am
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View...2026 ESA QLD AGM
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Wednesday Jun 24, 2026, 5:30 pm
2026 ESAQLDAGM
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View...IEA World Congress, Belgrade
Event Type: Partner Event
Date: Monday Jun 22, 2026, 12:00 am
WEN QLD 2026 Annual General Meeting
Event Type: WEN Event
Date: Thursday Jun 18, 2026, 6:00 pm
The 2026 Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Women in Economics Network (WEN) Queensland branch will be held on Thursday 18 th June 2026 at 6:00pm at Covent Garden, The Houlburn Room, 142 Boundary St, West End, 4101
QLD.
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View...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...WEN Mentoring End of Celebration
Event Type: WEN Event
Date: Tuesday Jun 9, 2026, 6:00 pm
You’re warmly invited to our End of Mentoring Program Celebration, a chance to reflect, connect, and celebrate the WEN QLD 2025/2026 mentoring journey together.
Not sure what our program is about? Come along to meet current and past mentors and mentees.
What to expect:
- A fireside chat about the mentoring/mentee experience.
- Speed mentoring session to connect in a relaxed, informal format.
- Time to network and celebrate the program’s close.
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View...Online LinkedUp! for regional women in economics - ONLINE ONLY
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Thursday May 21, 2026, 5:30 pm
If you are a woman in economics living in regional Queensland or too far from Brisbane to attend LinkedUp! in person, WEN Queensland is hosting its inaugural Online LinkedUp! for regional women in economics.
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View...LinkedUp!
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Thursday May 21, 2026, 5:30 pm
It’s time for another LinkedUp! The WEN Queensland branch invites you to join us for an informal networking evening. Come along to connect or reconnect with old and new WEN members. Both members and non-members of WEN Queensland are welcome to attend this event, but WEN members will be eligible for one free drink.
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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...Young Economists event in collaboration with the QUT Investments Network: Australia’s Energy Investment Summit
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Tuesday May 12, 2026, 5:00 pm
Australia's energy system is at an inflection point, shifting from decades of stable, coal-dominated generation into an era of unprecedented demand, growth and structural transformation. A panel of industry leaders and academics from across finance, engineering and economics will share how they are thinking about Australia's energy and what it means for the people and capital behind it.
View...Young Economists event in collaboration with the QUT Women in Economics Society and the QUT Economic and Finance Society: You’ve Been Nudged - Building Resilience
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Monday Apr 27, 2026, 5:15 pm
Curious about how small changes can shape big decisions? Join us for an engaging evening exploring the power of “nudges” and how they influence policy, spending and saving behaviours, business strategy, and even career resilience.
View...ESA QLD April Coffee & Economics Catch-Up – Brisbane CBD
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Wednesday Apr 22, 2026, 10:30 am
ESA QLD members and friends are invited to an informal mid-morning coffee and conversation in the Brisbane CBD.
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View...What can we learn from Auckland’s upzoning experiment? - ONLINE ONLY
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Monday Apr 20, 2026, 12:30 pm
Housing affordability remains one of Australia’s most pressing policy challenges, with upzoning widely promoted as a key solution. But what actually happens when cities dramatically increase allowable density?
In this webinar, Dr Cameron Murray (Fresh Economic Thinking) examines the Auckland experience, often cited as a success story, and gives his views on how the popular “supply narrative” compares with the empirical evidence.
Join us for an engaging and thought-provoking session exploring what the Auckland case really tells us, and what it means for housing policy in Australia.
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View...Young Economist – Energy Economics Event
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Thursday Apr 16, 2026, 6:00 pm
The Australian electricity sector is undergoing a transformation. As new technologies emerge and energy demand grows, strategic policy and investment decisions will be critical to securing a reliable, affordable and sustainable energy future. Please join us to hear from a panel of energy experts on how innovative economic thinking can help shape Australia’s energy transition.
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View...Young Economists Social Event Oche
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Thursday Mar 26, 2026, 6:00 pm
Come join your fellow Young Economists for a few rounds of darts at Oche. For $20, you’ll get two hours of gaming, food, and drinks.
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View...Ted Evans Public Policy Lecture featuring Dr Andrew Leigh MP
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Tuesday Mar 17, 2026, 5:15 pm
ESA QLD, in partnership with theMcKell Institute and QUT, is delighted to announce that the 2026 Ted Evans Public Policy lecture will be delivered by Dr Andrew Leigh MP, Assistant Minister for Productivity, Competition, Charities and Treasury. The lecture is in honour of the late, great Queensland economist Ted Evans AC, former Secretary to the Treasury.
Dr Leigh will speak on the topic: "Rethinking Economic Foundations in an AI World."
The lecture will be held in Room Three Sixty at QUT, Gardens Point, with guests invited to arrive from 5.30 pm for canapes and drinks prior to the commencement of the lecture by 6 pm.
To help cover costs of pre-lecture catering and minimise no-shows, we need to impose a modest charge on lecture attendance of $10 for ESA QLD members and $20 for non-members.
ESA QLD is grateful to the McKell Institute for partnering with us to deliver this important lecture.
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View...Eminent Speaker Series: Prof. Jesse Rothstein - ONLINE ONLY
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Tuesday Mar 17, 2026, 1:00 pm
How do neighborhoods and firms affect intergenerational mobility?
Children’s incomes tend to resemble their parents', a relationship that is particularly pronounced in higher-inequality societies like the United States. However, the mechanisms behind this intergenerational earnings transmission are not well understood. We use a new data resource to study intergenerational economic transmission in the U.S., focusing on two potentially important factors: neighborhoods and firms.
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View...International Women's Day 2026 Event
Event Type: WEN Event
Date: Tuesday Mar 10, 2026, 5:30 pm
The Women in Economics Network (QLD Branch) is pleased to invite you to our International Women’s Day 2026 event on 10th March, featuring a keynote address by Danielle Wood on women’s economic participation.
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View...Eminent Speaker Series: Prof. Alan Manning - ONLINE ONLY
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Wednesday Feb 11, 2026, 8:00 am
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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View...AGEW 2026
Date: Wednesday Feb 11, 2026, 12:00 am
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.
View...Australia’s Soaring Electricity Prices: Causes, Consequences and Policy Choices
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Thursday Jan 29, 2026, 12:00 pm
The Economic Society of Australia (Queensland) invites members, non-members and students to attend a lunchtime seminar examining Australia’s rapidly rising electricity prices and their implications for households, businesses and inflation.
Electricity prices have been a major contributor to CPI inflation in recent years, with significant flow-through effects on cost-of-living pressures, business competitiveness and public policy. This seminar will explore the key drivers of rising electricity prices.
The seminar will be presented by Aidan Morrison, Director of the Energy Program at the Centre for Independent Studies, followed by audience Q&A.
The event will be chaired by Gene Tunny, President of ESA QLD.
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View...ESA QLD - WEN - YE End of Year Party
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Wednesday Dec 10, 2025, 5:30 pm
Join us for ESA QLD’s relaxed End of Year Celebration to wrap up 2025 with your fellow members - jointly hosted by ESA QLD and our Women in Economics Network (WEN) and Young Economists (YE) groups. This informal gathering is a chance to catch up, connect, and reflect on another successful year for the Society.
There will be minimal formalities — our focus is on socialising, networking, and celebrating the contributions of our members and the economics community in Queensland.
Canapes and drinks will be available.
The event is free for members and up to one guest per member attending.
We look forward to seeing you there for an enjoyable evening of good company and conversation.
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View...LinkedUP! November
Event Type: WEN Event
Date: Thursday Nov 13, 2025, 5:30 pm
It’s time for another LinkedUP! The WEN Queensland branch invites you to join us for an informal networking evening. Come along to connect or reconnect with old and new WEN members.
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View...Technical Lunchtime Discussion – Opportunities to Improve Productivity in the Queensland Construction Industry
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Wednesday Nov 12, 2025, 12:00 pm
This lunchtime discussion is an opportunity for ESA (Qld) members to hear from the Productivity Commissioner and the QPC team members who conducted the analysis. It will also be an opportunity to discuss the inquiry and issues raised by stakeholders.
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View...2025 Colin Clark Memorial Lecture by Professor Tim Hatton, Australian National University and University of Essex (UK)
Event Type: External Event
Date: Wednesday Oct 29, 2025, 5:30 pm
The School of Economics is proud to welcome Professor Tim Hatton as the 2025 Colin Clark keynote speaker. In this thought provoking address, Professor Hatton will reflect on decades of international migration and its evolving relationship with public policy.
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