Andrew Leigh

A federal Labor member of parliament confirmed in a tweet that a court-sanctioned protection order was made for him last week.

Rex Patrick leads the call for the tax commissioner to produce information about the large Australian companies who received JobKeeper payments.

He says the temporary top up in public servant numbers won’t make up for the 7% fewer public servants left in agencies since the Coalition came to office.

Australia today faces a community crisis. Australians are less likely to join community organisations, to know our friends and neighbours, to attend a religious service, to play sport or even to participate in a government survey. On average, Australians are more socially isolated, less engaged in a common civic community and more disconnected than ever […]

Australia’s much vaunted 29-year run of uninterrupted economic growth has come to an abrupt end. Markets are shaky, unemployment rising, and we’ve picked an unnecessary fight with our biggest trading partner. How did we get here, and how do we get out?

Last week’s major movements at the top of the Australian Public Service last week were followed by tributes, trepidation and congratulations, as well as a report that ASIO director-general Duncan Lewis would also retire at the end of his term.

Labor will introduce name-blind recruiting in the Australian Public Service in an effort to reduce bias in hiring if it wins government.

The inequality gap is growing in Australia and both sides of politics — Left and Right — have a responsibility to close it. The former economist and Labor front-bencher lectured public servants on the challenge.

How should policymakers respond to the rise of Uber, AirBNB and others in the “sharing economy”? It’s a balance between regulation and strangulation, says the shadow minister for competition.

Employing randomised trials to drive policymaking is gaining traction overseas. Labor’s Andrew Leigh makes the case for Australia — and calls for more innovation in the public sector.