SPEAKER BIOGRAPHY
Dr Lindy Edwards is an Australian Politics and Public Policy specialist at the University of New South Wales, Canberra. She has been an Economic Adviser in the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet, a press gallery journalist for the Sydney Morning Herald and was Economic Adviser to leader of the Australian Democrats Natasha Stott-Despoja. She has been a regular columnist for the Fairfax Press, ABC Radio and made repeat appearances on The Drum and The Project.
Dr Edwards books include ‘How to Argue with an Economist: Re-opening Political Debate in Australia’, ‘The Passion of Politics: The Role of Ideology in Australia’ and ‘Corporate Power in Australia.’ She was the author of the ‘Dark Money Report’ on political donations in Australia.
Dr Edwards has been a Fellow of the Australian Prime Ministers Centre and the Centre for Policy Development, on the economic advisory committee to the Australian Conservation Foundation, and on the boards of the think tank Catalyst and women’s homelessness service Toora, a as well as being media spokesperson for Good Process - the ACT GLBTQ law reform lobby group.