Andrew Leigh

Australia has plenty of brilliant careers waiting to happen. The task is opening more doors: through housing, health, early childhood and neighbourhoods that help talent flower. andrewleigh.com/opinion_piece_… #auspol

A pacey novel about bumbling Neo-Nazis and the regular Florida residents trying to take them down. #auspolreaders

Four Mt Majura repeats in a weighted vest. Two weeks until UTA 100, and the taper has begun with one last vertical reminder. strava.com/athletes/andre… #auspolrunners

Liberalism isn't just about raising living standards; it means respecting people's right to control their lives. A powerful critique of colonialism, with occasional lessons for how we deliver foreign aid today. #auspolreaders

I gave a speech arguing that mobility is a productivity policy. It’s now available for people on the move: podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/and… #auspol

65,000 years of connection to Country. Spending time in the Wreck Bay Aboriginal Community is a reminder that this story didn’t start with us, and it doesn’t end with us. Listening, learning, and walking alongside community is a privilege I never take for granted.

A real pleasure and joy to sit down and chat with Jervis Bay Primary School Principal Lana Read. A school doing exceptional work, recognised with multiple honours including the 2025 AEU Arthur Hamilton Award for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander education.

Great to be in Jervis Bay in my electorate, meeting the Shoalhaven Mobile Library team who stopped in to visit the Gudjahgahmiamia Early Learning Centre in Wreck Bay. Supporting young learners where ever they are making and making a real difference. 📚

A beautiful Canberra morning to open Old Well Station Road in Nadjung Mada Nature Reserve. Safer, all-weather access for emergency services, better flood protection, and new paths for walkers and cyclists in stunning grassland country. andrewleigh.com/media_release_… #auspol

Designed for headlines. Falls apart after that.

On the 30th anniversary of Port Arthur, we honour the victims, including Zoe Hall, a remarkable lawyer who was my mentor at the law firm where we both worked. And a plea to the media today - please do not mention the name of the perpetrator. Here's why: smh.com.au/national/as-po…

A charitable bequest is paperwork with a plot twist: your values can keep working after you’re gone. My article in The New Daily: thenewdaily.com.au/finance/2026/0… #auspol

Like Bannister’s 1954 four-minute mile, Sabastian Sawe’s sub-two-hour marathon is a sporting milestone: 42k @ 2:50/k. Wondering why Kalenjin Kenyans dominate the marathon? Genes, altitude & brutally tough training: smh.com.au/entertainment/… #auspolrunners

A Confederate soldier defects to the Union army, then discovers he's joined an all-Black regiment. A Civil War comedy that's as quirky as the title implies. #auspolreaders

An Irish migrant in post-war New York navigates work, romance, race and loneliness to find her place. #auspolreaders

Today we honour all who have served, in war and in peace. In silence. In gratitude. In memory. Lest we forget.

Raw and revelatory, this tribute to Helena also sparkles with the joy of culture, travel, friends and a life lived to the full. Reading it, you sense that Bob Carr, like Alexander Hamilton, just had to "write my way out". #auspolreaders

Talent is everywhere. Opportunity isn’t. Closing that gap is good for fairness – and good economics. Michael Janda reports on my speech: abc.net.au/news/2026-04-2… #ausecon

The ACCC reports that more people are raising concerns about consumer guarantees – especially for electronics and whitegoods. That’s why Labor is strengthening consumer guarantees, introducing penalties for non-compliance. accc.gov.au/media-release/… #auspol

Productivity depends on opportunity. A country grows stronger when bright minds can flourish, unconstrained by background. New speech on mobility: andrewleigh.com/speech_mobilit… #auspol