Why you should listen to her
Miriam is the Executive Director of the Centre for Policy Development. Formerly the Policy Coördinator of New Matilda, Miriam has a long history of bringing policy ideas to new audiences, as the founding director of the Interface Festival of Ideas in Sydney, and director of the Ideas Program for the Straight Out of Brisbane Festival. Miriam has also worked as a freelance writer and a media development consultant in East Timor with the international NGO Internews. She is on advisory committees for Project Australia, the Festival of Dangerous Ideas, and the Centre for Cosmopolitan Civil Societies. Miriam was a delegate to the 2020 Summit and was profiled as one of The Australian’s Next 100 Emerging Leaders.
It’s part of my job description to spend time thinking about how to improve the fairness and sustainability of Australian public policy over the long term.