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Andrew Leigh 2025
The Hon Dr Andrew Leigh MP
Assistant Minister for Productivity, Competition, Charities and Treasury
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Assistant Minister for Productivity, Competition, Charities and Treasury
Interview with Ross Solly, Canberra Breakfast, ABC Radio
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Ross Solly:
So, as I mentioned there’s a bit of an event going on down at the Kingston train station this morning with the federal government announcing it’s going to kick some money in towards getting that project – that housing project up‑and‑running. Mary Goode is down there. Good morning Mary.
Mary Goode:
Opinion piece: The power of proximity: why getting cities right matters
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Cities are the beating hearts of Australia’s economy. They are where ideas collide, industries cluster and opportunity multiplies. But they are also where the nation’s biggest productivity challenges and cost pressures are most visible. If we want to lift living standards, we have to get our cities right.
Address to Social Traders breakfast event – How social enterprise drives productivity, Parliament House, Canberra
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The productive power of purpose: Why doing good is good economics
Address to the Recruitment and Staffing Industry Summit, Parliament House, Canberra
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Opening the Conversation
I acknowledge the Ngunnawal people, traditional custodians of the land on which we meet, and extend that respect to all First Nations people here today.
Address to Relationships Australia SA strategic thinking day
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Testing what works: Randomised trials and real change
Interview with Leon Delaney, 2CC Canberra
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Leon Delaney:
The federal Assistant Minister for Productivity, Competition, Charities and Treasury, not to mention our local member right here in the federal seat of Fenner, Dr Andrew Leigh has issued a number of proclamations in recent days. Yesterday the proclamation was headed, ‘We filled the lake; now let’s build the homes’. Andrew, good afternoon.
Address at the launch of the latest Australian Unity Wellbeing Index, Parliament House, Canberra
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Thank you for the invitation to join you for the launch of Survey 42 of the Australian Unity Wellbeing Index.
Opinion piece: It’s not nostalgia. It’s economics – how right-to-repair laws empower consumers
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Australians have always valued fairness and choice. We like knowing that when something breaks, we can shop around for the best price and service. But in recent decades, too many of us have found that choice taken away.
Interview with Ali Moore, Melbourne Drive, ABC Radio
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Ali Moore:
If you have noticed or experienced even a bit of price gouging – a bit of shrinkflation at the supermarket, you know that thing where you pay the same or maybe more, but the actual size of what you’re buying is less? I really want to hear what you have experienced, and so does the federal government.