Andrew Leigh MP: Speeches & Conversations

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Andrew Leigh MP: Speeches & Conversations

Andrew is the federal Labor Member for Fenner (Canberra, ACT, Australia). This podcast includes a selection of speeches and conversations on politics and economics.

  1. 11/19/2024

    The Power of Charitable Advocacy: Three Stories and a Commitment

    On 12 November 2024, I spoke at an Australian Democracy Network event hosted by the Paul Ramsay Foundation, on the topic “The Power of Charitable Advocacy: Three Stories and a Commitment”. The text of the speech is available here.

    8 min

  2. 11/19/2024

    Anti-Monopoly: Competition Policy for a Dynamic Economy

    On 11 November 2024, I spoke at the Competition Policy for the Modern Economy Conference in Sydney on the topic “Anti-Monopoly: Competition Policy for a Dynamic Economy”. The text is available here.

    15 min

  3. 11/06/2024

    Sydney launch of 'Battlers and Billionaires: The Updated Story of Inequality in Australia'

    On 23 October 2024, I joined technology entrepreneur and philanthropist Cliff Obrecht for an in-conversation event launching my new book, 'Battlers and Billionaires: The Updated Story of Inequality in Australia'. Thanks to the University of Sydney and Professor Julie Cairney for hosting the event.

    32 min

  4. 11/04/2024

    Caught in the Middle: How Market Concentration Hurts Farmers

    On 29 October 2024, I gave a talk to the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences titled ‘Caught in the Middle: How Market Concentration Hurts Farmers’. The full text is available here: https://ministers.treasury.gov.au/ministers/andrew-leigh-2022/speeches/address-australian-bureau-agricultural-and-resource-economics

    29 min

  5. 11/04/2024

    Canberra launch of “Battlers and Billionaires: The Updated Story of Inequality in Australia”

    On 15 October 2024, I joined Benevolent Society CEO Lin Hatfield-Dodds for an in-conversation event launching my new book, “Battlers and Billionaires: The Updated Story of Inequality in Australia”. The event was part of the ANU-Canberra Times Meet the Author series.

    55 min

  6. 10/13/2024

    Discussing Battlers and Billionaires with Richard Glover

    On 10 October 2024, I joined Richard Glover on ABC Sydney to discuss my new book, "Battlers and Billionaires: The Updated Story of Inequality in Australia".

    15 min

  7. 08/06/2024

    A Symphony of Impact

    On 6 August I gave the keynote address at the Philanthropy Australia Conference in Adelaide. Like great music, philanthropy has the power to uplift and transcend, inspire and delight. Full text is available here.

    16 min

  8. 08/06/2024

    Bumps and breakthroughs: the journey of Australia's merger reforms

    On 1 August, I addressed the Committee for Economic Development of Australia on the history of merger reform. Policy and laws should evolve as the economy evolves. But as history shows, Australia’s ad‑hoc approach to dealing with anti‑competitive mergers hasn’t kept up, lagging best practice in comparable countries. Full text of the speech can be found here.

    26 min
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Andrew is the federal Labor Member for Fenner (Canberra, ACT, Australia). This podcast includes a selection of speeches and conversations on politics and economics.

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