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2023

Address to AMP Foundation 30th Anniversary, Sydney

Thank you for that generous introduction.

Address to COSBOA National Small Business Summit, Melbourne

Introduction I acknowledge the people of the Kulin Nations, the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we gather today.

Address to Social Enterprise Roundtable, Parliament House, Canberra

Thanks Jess [Moore] and Tara [Anderson] for the introduction. It’s delightful to have so many generous altruists here in Parliament today.

Address to Monash University Business School, Melbourne

Introduction I acknowledge the people of the Kulin Nations, the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we gather today.

Address to Maurice Blackburn Lawyers, Melbourne

I acknowledge the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung and Bunurong Boon Wurrung peoples of the Eastern Kulin.

Address to CPA Australia, Sydney

Thanks very much, Wayne [Stokes], for the generous introduction. Thanks to all of you who have come here in person.

Address at the National 'Innovate with NBN' Awards Ceremony, Canberra

I acknowledge the Ngunnawal people, pay my respects to their elders, and commit myself, as a member of the Albanese Government, to the implementation in full of the Uluru Statement from the Heart.

2022

Address to the Sydney Institute, Sydney

I acknowledge the Gadigal people, traditional custodians of the land on which we gather today, and pay my respects to their Elders past and present.

Book launch of 'The Whitlam Era' National Press Club, Canberra

When Prime Minister William McMahon set the date for the 1972 election as December 2, Whitlam noted that it was the anniversary of the 1805 Battle of Austerlitz, when Napol

W.D. Borrie Lecture, Australian Population Association Conference

Introduction I acknowledge the Ngunnawal people, Traditional Custodians of the land on which we gather today, pay my respects to their Elders past and present, and commit myself to the fu

Warren Hogan Memorial Lecture, University of Sydney

I acknowledge the Gadigal people, Traditional Custodians of the land on which we gather today, and pay my respects to their Elders past and present.

Address to the Business Sydney Federal Budget Briefing, Sydney

I want to talk today about the government’s productivity agenda, because productivity is fundamentally at the heart of increasing living standards.

Address to the Australian Government Solicitor Civil Regulation Conference, Sydney

Acknowledgements I acknowledge the Gadigal people, the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we meet, and pay my respects to their Elders past and present.

Opening address, Australian Institute of Criminology Conference, Canberra

Acknowledgements I begin by acknowledging the Ngunnawal people, the Traditional Custodians of the land we are meeting on.

Speech on the Treasury Laws Amendment (More Competition, Better Prices) Bill 2022

My thanks to those Members who have contributed to this debate. I also acknowledge the work of both Minister Julie Collins and Assistant Treasurer Stephen Jones on this legislation.

Address to Sydney Ideas, University of Sydney

I acknowledge the Gadigal people, traditional custodians of the land on which we gather today, and pay my respects to their Elders past and present.

Address to the Australia Institute’s Revenue Summit, Canberra

One of Florence’s great city‑states is the walled city of Sienna.

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.