The best lesson my parents taught me and my brother was a simple one: be curious.
Everywhere I go in this unique city, I meet people who are curious and passionate about the decisions that shape our community.
Canberra’s north rewards the curious. I've set out to build trust and engagement in the representative process and the people of Fenner teach me more about what that means every day.
ANDREW LEIGH MP
FEDERAL MEMBER FOR FENNER
ASSISTANT MINISTER FOR COMPETITION, CHARITIES AND TREASURY
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Feb 03, 2023
Looking for a Digital Campaigning and Communications Officer I’m inviting applications for a Canberra-based digital campaigning and communications officer. I have a pretty broad range of ways I engage on policy issues, from op-eds and interviews to social media, tele townhalls, podcasts, and public events. My digital campaigning and communications...
Feb 02, 2023
Let’s stop governments from making the same mistake twiceAustralian Financial Review, 2 February 2023 In 1890, rust fungus wiped out much of Australia’s wheat crop, and the colonies had to import wheat. In response, farmer William Farrer used experiments to try to create a rust-resistant variety. Critics mocked his ‘pocket...
Feb 01, 2023
Truth, Celebration and Reconciliation The Canberra Times, 1 February 2023 To understand the history of First Nations people is to hold two big facts in our minds. One is the remarkable history of those who first occupied a continent. At least sixty thousand years ago, people settled in Australia, creating what...
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