Speeches

2022

Speech to the OECD Forum on Tax Administration, Sydney

Introductory remarks Good morning, my name is Andrew Leigh and as Assistant Minister responsible for multinational tax, I am very pleased to have the opportunity to speak to you at this i

Second Reading Speech, Treasury Laws Amendment (More Competition, Better Prices) Bill 2022

This bill will deliver on the government's election commitment to help ease the cost of living by increasing penalties for breaches of competition and consumer laws and to provide greater protectio

Accountability Round Table Integrity Awards, Parliament House, Canberra

One of the great moments in sport occurred on a track in Melbourne in 1956. In a mile race, one of the runners clipped the heel of Ron Clarke and he fell to the ground.

FH Gruen Lecture, Australian National University, Canberra

1. Introduction I acknowledge the Ngunnawal custodians of this land, pay respects to their elders, and commit myself to the full implementation of the Uluru Statement from the Heart.

Keynote address to the Australian Repair Summit 2022, Canberra

I would like to acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the land we are meeting on, the Ngunnawal people.

Launch of the 2021 Census of Population and Housing data, Canberra

Good morning to you all and thank you Wally for the warm Welcome to Country. I too wish to acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land we are meeting on, the Ngunnawal people.

Introductory address to staff at the Australian Bureau of Statistics, Canberra

As a stats nerd, this is a pretty exciting job to have.

Address to the Australian Progress conference, Canberra

It's an honour to be in the room with so many friends, activists, people who I greatly admire. The Australian Progress conference is Davos for altruists.