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Andrew Leigh is the shadow assistant minister for treasury and charities, and Federal Member for Fenner in the ACT.

Articles:

‘The average charity is about as likely to engage in illegal activism as the average person is to commit murder’

Opinion

Andrew Leigh, Wednesday, 30th June 2021 - Shadow Assistant Minister for Charities Andrew Leigh takes aim at the federal government’s most recent “war on charities”.

Connecting in a crisis

Opinion

Andrew Leigh, Tuesday, 29th September 2020 - In an extract from their new book, Reconnected: A community builder's handbook, Andrew Leigh and Nick Terrell consider how large-scale emergencies boost social capital, and how recent crises have shown Australians are ready to help their neighbours.

Labor’s NFP Line in the Sand – Time for Government to Work Together Again

Opinion

Andrew Leigh, Tuesday, 21st June 2016 - Opinion: We need Australian charities to help tackle two big challenges in Australia – inequality and re-connecting community life, writes shadow assistant treasurer, Andrew Leigh who explains Labor’s election pledge to the sector.

Connected Communities: How Australia’s Social Capital Has Declined

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Andrew Leigh, Thursday, 27th August 2015 - One of the central challenges of the decline in social capital is that the factors driving it are not things we would want to reverse, writes Shadow Assistant Treasurer, Andrew Leigh.

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Andrew Leigh is the shadow assistant minister for treasury and charities, and Federal Member for Fenner in the ACT.

Articles:

‘The average charity is about as likely to engage in illegal activism as the average person is to commit murder’

Labor’s NFP Line in the Sand – Time for Government to Work Together Again

Connected Communities: How Australia’s Social Capital Has Declined