Andrew Leigh is a Member of the Australian House of Representatives. Prior to being elected in 2010, Andrew was a professor of economics at the Australian National University in Canberra. He holds a Harvard PhD and is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Social Sciences. Andrew is the author or co-author of ten prior books, on topics including innovation, inequality, community, globalisation and existential risk.
On the sporting front, Andrew is a keen triathlete and ultramarathoner. A supporter of the Indigenous Marathon Foundation, he has run all six world marathon majors and completed an ironman triathlon (3.8-kilometre swim, 180-kilometre cycle, 42.2-kilometre run). His best marathon time is two hours and forty-two minutes, which is the fastest time ever run by a serving Australian politician.
Andrew is the father of three sons—Sebastian, Theodore and Zachary—and lives with his wife Gweneth in Canberra.
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Meet the author: Kevin Bell
The Australian National University
153-11 University Ave, Acton, ACT, Australia
The Hon. Kevin Bell, following introductory remarks by Dr. Liz Allen, will be in conversation with Kim Rubenstein on his new book Housing .The Great Australian Right, which reimagines ‘the great Australian dream’...
Inside the Dunera: Beyond Conventional Narratives
Jewish Museum of Australia
26 Alma Rd, St Kilda, VIC
Join us to celebrate the launch of Tonia Eckfeld’s No One Knows Their Destiny: The Eckfeld Records: Inside the Dunera Story, in collaboration with Monash University Publishing. In this panel discussion, Professor Eckfeld will discuss...
Free
Author Talk: No One Knows Their Destiny – Inside the Dunera Story
The Theatre, Australian National Maritime Museum
2 Murray Street, Sydney, NSW
A moving portrait of two Dunera Boys, from Kristallnacht in Vienna to VE Day in Melbourne, that complicates the traditional story of the Dunera. Popular culture has mythologised the Dunera Boys...
Meet the author: Tonia Eckfeld at the Sydney Jewish Museum
Sydney Jewish Museum
148 Darlinghurst Road, Darlinghurst, NSW
Join us for an afternoon with Tonia Eckfeld, the acclaimed art historian and author of No One Knows Their Destiny. In this compelling work, Eckfeld delves into the deeply personal...
Jordana Silverstein and Dave Witty at the Blue Mountains Writers Festival
Katoomba
Katoomba, NSW, Australia
Catch Jordana Silverstein and Dave Witty at the Blue Mountains Writers Festival on in November. Find out more here.
Meet the author: Kevin Bell
The Australian National University 153-11 University Ave, Acton, ACT, AustraliaThe Hon. Kevin Bell, following introductory remarks by Dr. Liz Allen, will be in conversation with Kim Rubenstein on his new book Housing .The Great Australian Right, which reimagines ‘the great Australian dream’...
Inside the Dunera: Beyond Conventional Narratives
Jewish Museum of Australia 26 Alma Rd, St Kilda, VICJoin us to celebrate the launch of Tonia Eckfeld’s No One Knows Their Destiny: The Eckfeld Records: Inside the Dunera Story, in collaboration with Monash University Publishing. In this panel discussion, Professor Eckfeld will discuss...
Author Talk: No One Knows Their Destiny – Inside the Dunera Story
The Theatre, Australian National Maritime Museum 2 Murray Street, Sydney, NSWA moving portrait of two Dunera Boys, from Kristallnacht in Vienna to VE Day in Melbourne, that complicates the traditional story of the Dunera. Popular culture has mythologised the Dunera Boys...
Meet the author: Tonia Eckfeld at the Sydney Jewish Museum
Sydney Jewish Museum 148 Darlinghurst Road, Darlinghurst, NSWJoin us for an afternoon with Tonia Eckfeld, the acclaimed art historian and author of No One Knows Their Destiny. In this compelling work, Eckfeld delves into the deeply personal...
Jordana Silverstein and Dave Witty at the Blue Mountains Writers Festival
Katoomba Katoomba, NSW, AustraliaCatch Jordana Silverstein and Dave Witty at the Blue Mountains Writers Festival on in November. Find out more here.
