Andrew Leigh 2022

ALI MOORE:

Andrew Leigh is Assistant Minister for Employment. Andrew Leigh, welcome to Drive.

ANDREW LEIGH:

Thanks, Ali, great to be with you and your listeners.

MOORE:

How concerned are you by the length of time some people are spending on JobSeeker payments?

KIERAN GILBERT:

Let’s bring in the Assistant Minister for Competition Charities and Treasury, Andrew Leigh. And we see images of the protest movement happening in Irvine, California, at the University of California. This motion being moved in the Senate, critical of the statement used by a member of your caucus, Senator Fatima Payman.

ROSS SOLLY:

Here’s a statistic for you, Andrew Leigh. I know you like your statistics.

ANDREW LEIGH:

Absolutely.

SOLLY:

GREG JENNETT:

Well, time for some government perspective now on all things budget. Andrew Leigh is the Assistant Minister for Treasury matters, so closely linked to the processes and the planning that got us here. And Andrew’s back with us in the studio. Welcome once again.

ANDREW LEIGH:

Thanks, Greg.

I acknowledge the Ngunnawal people, the traditional owners of these lands, and pay respects to all First Nations people present. Thank you to the organisers, the Institute of Public Accountants, and the Canberra Business Chamber, for the opportunity to address you following this year’s federal Budget. I also acknowledge my parliamentary colleagues who are here today.

LEON DELANEY:

First up today the Federal Member for Fenner, the Assistant Minister for Competition, Charities, Treasury, Employment and probably a few other things that we don’t know about. Andrew Leigh. Good afternoon.

ANDREW LEIGH:

KIERAN GILBERT:

Let’s bring in the Assistant Minister for Treasury, Competition and Charities, Andrew Leigh, who’s live in the studio. Andrew, pointing out that there’s been no Ministerial contact yet, but the Prime Minister reiterating that whenever they have an opportunity that will be raised to their concerns about the near miss last week.

NEIL WILCOCK:

KIERAN GILBERT:

Joining me live now in the studio is the Assistant Minister for Competition, Charities and Treasury, Andrew Leigh. Thanks for your time. Is this a bit of a worry, the cash splash from the states, Queensland in this case, when it comes to the inflation challenge the government and the country faces right now?

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