Ian McAuley, a former lecturer in public finance at Canberra University, has a knack for explaining complex economic concepts in plain language, a talent displayed in his regular contributions to NewMatilda.com, frequent media appearances and reports he has written for the Centre for Policy Development. He was a contributing author to the books Pushing Our Luck- Ideas for Australian Progress ... Read moreand More Than Luck- Ideas Australia Needs Now and co-author of Crusaders of the Rising Sun. Ian is a former trade commissioner whose experience spans the private and public sectors. Miriam Lyons is a policy analyst and social commentator. She was co-founder and the main face of the Centre for Policy Development for seven years as its executive director. Miriam edited Pushing Our Luck- Ideas for Australian Progress and co-edited More Than Luck- Ideas Australia Needs Now. Her articles have been published in The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, AFR, The Punch, The Drum Unleashed, Crikey, Griffith Review and others. She is a frequent guest on talk shows such as the ABC's Q&A and The Drum, Sky's The Nation and Radio National. She is known for her passionate yet measured approach to thorny policy debates. Show Less