Miriam Lyons
| Miriam Lyons | |
|---|---|
| Born |
25 October 1979 Bowral, New South Wales |
| 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.
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.
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 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,The Australian and The Sun-Herald.
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