Andrew Leigh 2025
The Hon Dr Andrew Leigh MP
Assistant Minister for Productivity, Competition, Charities and Treasury
Opinion piece: Fair play, high performance: What sport teaches us about productivity
Australia is a nation obsessed with performance. We admire grit, teamwork and ingenuity on the field, and we take pride in our reputation for punching above our weight in international sport. From the pool to the pitch, our athletes regularly outperform much bigger nations.
Interview with Hamish Macdonald, Sydney Mornings, ABC Radio
Hamish Macdonald:
Andrew Leigh, welcome to 702 Mornings.
Andrew Leigh:
Thanks Hamish, great to be with you.
Macdonald:
Interview with Leon Delaney, Breakfast, 2CC Canberra
Leon Delaney:
The federal Member for Fenner and Assistant Minister for Productivity, Competition, Charities, Treasury and other things as well, Dr Andrew Leigh, good morning.
Andrew Leigh:
Morning Leon, great to be with you.
Delaney:
Interview with Patricia Karvelas, Afternoon Briefing, ABC
Patricia Karvelas:
To discuss the direction of this week’s roundtable, I want to bring in one of the figures in the government most focused on regulation, deregulation and competition – that’s the Assistant Minister for Productivity, Competition and Charities, Andrew Leigh. Andrew Leigh, welcome to the program.
Opinion piece: We must stay open: Five reasons tariffs are a bad idea
For more than half a century, open trade has helped make Australia more prosperous, dynamic and resilient. Yet around the world, support for openness is fraying. Big economies are turning inward. Tariffs are creeping back. Multilateral institutions are struggling.
Address to South Australian Centre for Economic Studies, Adelaide
I acknowledge the Kaurna people, traditional owners and custodians of the Adelaide Plains, and all First Nations people present. Thank you to Jim Hancock and the South Australian Centre for Economic Studies for the invitation to speak with you today.
Interview with Georgia Stynes, Canberra Drive, ABC Radio
Georgia Stynes:
I need to go now to Dr Andrew Leigh, who has been waiting very patiently. He’s the federal Member for Fenner and the Assistant Minister for Productivity. Why are we talking about productivity? Because 27 local groups were invited today to meet, including local charities, to talk about productivity here in the ACT, and he joins me. Good evening.
Opinion piece: When the empirical strikes back
When a German bakery chain wanted to boost sales, it didn’t hire consultants or launch a splashy rebrand. Instead, it did something more radical: it ran a randomised trial. Half its stores offered staff a modest group bonus. The other half didn’t. After a few months, the results were in: a 3 per cent sales increase in the bonus group.
Address to the Asialink Leaders Summit, Canberra
I begin by acknowledging the Ngunnawal People, the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we meet, and extend that respect to all First Nations people here today.
Interview with Stephen Cenatiempo, Breakfast, 2CC Radio Canberra
Stephen Cenatiempo:
Time to talk federal politics. Well, we’re not actually going to talk much federal politics this morning with the Assistant Minister for Productivity, Competition, Charities and Treasury, and Member for Fenner, Andrew Leigh. Andrew, good morning.
Andrew Leigh: