Miriam Lyons
Miriam Lyons | |
|---|---|
| Born | 25 October 1979 |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Alma mater | University of New South Wales |
| Known for | Public speaking on Australian politics |
| Website | miriamlyons |
Miriam Lyons is an Australian policy analyst, writer and commentator. She was the founding Executive Director of the Centre for Policy Development (CPD), a left-wing think tank set up in 2007.[1]
Career
While studying politics and international relations at the University of New South Wales, Miriam Lyons co-founded Nexus, a non-partisan network designed to connect young people with the democratic process. She was also involved in setting up Vibewire, originally a national youth-run website and now a youth-run incubator for creative and social change projects.[2]
Upon graduating, she directed the Interface Festival of Ideas in Sydney. She then worked in East Timor for a year with Internews as a media consultant, assisting the local media sector to lobby for media law reform. During this time she co-wrote a report on media freedom in East Timor[3] for ARTICLE 19.
On returning to Australia in 2004, Miriam directed an Ideas Program for the Straight Out Of Brisbane festival. She went on to work with AID/WATCH and the Australian Human Rights Centre. Miriam Lyons was the Policy Coordinator for newmatilda.com before co-founding Australia's Centre for Policy Development with John Menadue in 2007.
In 2008 Miriam was a delegate to the 2020 Ideas Summit. She has been profiled in The Courier-Mail, Channel Stu, Frank Magazine, The Australian Financial Review's Boss Magazine,[4] The Australian[5] and The Sun-Herald.
Miriam co-edited the 2010 book, More Than Luck [6] with Mark Davis, edited the 2013 book Pushing Our Luck,[7] and has contributed to several publications, including the Sydney Morning Herald,[8] The Age, The Australian Financial Review, Online Opinion, and Griffith Review.[9] She has also been a frequent guest on various politics and current affairs shows, including Q&A,[10] Sky News, and The Drum Currently, Miriam is on the board of the Centre for Australian Progress.[11]
Miriam left her role as Executive Director of the CPD in January 2014 for a sabbatical in Europe, and is now a Fellow of the organisation.[12]
She has since co-authored a book Governomics: Can We Afford Small Government? about contemporary Australian political economy, with university lecturer Ian McAuley.[13]
External links
- https://cpd.org.au/author/miriam-lyons/
- http://heresheis.org.au/environment-sustainability/2013/03/miriam-lyons/
- http://www.abc.net.au/tv/bigideas/browse/speaker.htm?index=idx-big-ideas-speaker-miriam-lyons&surname=l
References
- ^ Launch speech, Centre for Policy Development, May 2007
- ^ Nexus, Interface, and Democratic Renewal, Online Opinion 2002
- ^ Freedom of Expression and the Media in Timor Leste
- ^ Archive of Boss Magazine 'Change Makers' feature, 2010
- ^ Emerging Leaders feature, The Australian 2009
- ^ More Than Luck, CPD 2010
- ^ Pushing Our Luck, CPD 2013
- ^ Lasting legacy sold for a quick buck, Sydney Morning Herald, July 2010
- ^ Not Just Any Job, Griffith Review, 2007
- ^ Q&A panellist page
- ^ Centre for Australian Progress board
- ^ "So long, and thanks for all the great ideas!". CPD. October 4, 2013. Retrieved April 16, 2014.
- ^ McAuley, Ian; Lyons, Miriam (2015). Governomics: Can We Afford Small Government?. Melbourne: Melbourne University Press. p. 277. ISBN 978-0522867657.