Andrew Leigh
AustraliapoliticianMale5.5Global Dominance: 0.01%Andrew Leigh is an Australian economist and politician, serving as the member for Fenner in the House of Representatives. He has a background in academia, having worked as a professor of economics at the Australian National University, and has contributed significantly to discussions on economic policy, competition reform, and productivity. His recent advocacy for data-driven economic reforms aims to enhance competition within Australian industries and ultimately improve the nation's economic performance.
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The federal assistant minister for charities, Andrew Leigh, said he referred the concerns raised to the charities commission.
Teachers’ wages unpaid as Sydney private school rakes in tens of millions in government fundingAustralia· 2026-06-22
Leigh is a former economics professor, who for ages has been the federal government’s assistant minister for productivity, competition, charities, treasury and the kitchen sink.
Cheer up, there’s an 83 per cent chance we won’t be extinct in 100 yearsAustralia· 2026-06-02
Economist Andrew Leigh gave a speech titled 'The Economics of Human Extinction'.
It’s already too late to stop artificial intelligence. But before the p(doom), let’s consider the p(boom)Australia· 2026-05-29
Andrew Leigh discusses the nature of innovation in his latest book.
Gisele Pelicot memoir, Steven Carroll’s latest, Shailee Thompson’s debut highlight best books out in FebruaryAustralia· 2026-02-05
Assistant Minister for Productivity and Competition Andrew Leigh joined Treasurer Jim Chalmers in a statement about the ban on price gouging.
Supermarkets hit back at Labor’s price gouging banAustralia· 2025-12-13
Andrew Leigh tracks how CEO pay packets took off during the 1990s as the market for top executives became increasingly globalised.
Most people think CEOs are grossly overpaid. What can we do about it?Australia· 2025-10-21
Assistant Treasurer Andrew Leigh stated that the government would move ahead to outlaw subscription traps.
New Australian laws proposed to end ‘subscription traps’Australia· 2025-09-19
Andrew Leigh said Australians were fed up with shrinkflation.
Brands and products could be named and shamedAustralia· 2025-08-30
The roundtable will be headed by assistant competition minister Andrew Leigh.
Productivity roundtable to investigate means to boost figuresAustralia· 2025-08-05
Last week, assistant Productivity Minister Andrew Leigh pushed back on calls for direct government regulation of AI.
AI to bring $115 billion a year boost to AustraliaAustralia· 2025-06-30
Dr Andrew Leigh points out that not all firms are equally productive.
We like to hate big businesses but they get one thing rightAustralia· 2025-06-27Andrew Leigh is the assistant Treasury minister who commented on inequality in Australia.
With this much power, Anthony Albanese can think big. But here’s why he won’t.Australia· 2025-05-23
Andrew Leigh is a non-aligned ACT MP.
Left faction gets the numbers in Labor caucusAustralia· 2025-05-06
Andrew Leigh is the assistant minister and former economics professor leading the Competition Taskforce.
Supermarkets may not be price gouging, but don’t discount the need for a stickAustralia· 2025-04-11Assistant Minister for Competition Andrew Leigh is part of the government team addressing non-compete clauses.
Non-compete clauses to be bannedAustralia· 2025-03-25
Competition Minister Andrew Leigh said the report proved that supermarkets had been 'stacking the shelves in their favour'.
Major supermarkets buck against ACCC findings of entrenched dominanceAustralia· 2025-03-21
Andrew Leigh is involved in discussions about competition reform and its impact on the economy.
I’m training for a marathon. It’s about as fun (and pain-free) as fixing the economyAustralia· 2025-03-14
