Peculiar Interests

Register of Members' Interests, 48th Parliament

Andrew Leigh

Family name
Leigh
Given names
Andrew
Electoral division
Fenner
State
ACT
Party
Australian Labor Party
Chamber
House

Statement of registrable interests

Entries follow the fourteen categories on the declaration form. Each row says whose interest it is: the member's own, their spouse or partner's, or a dependent child's.

1. Shareholdings Shareholdings in public and private companies

Held by Company
Spouse or partner BetaShares Australia 200 ETF (A200)
Spouse or partner Vanguard Ethically Conscious International Shares Index ETF (VESG)

2. Trusts Family and business trusts and nominee companies

Nothing declared

3. Real estate Real estate, by location and purpose

Held by LocationPurpose
Self Hackett (ACT) Residential (jointly owned)
Spouse or partner Hackett (ACT) Residential (jointly owned)

4. Directorships Registered directorships of companies

Nothing declared

5. Partnerships Partnerships

Nothing declared

6. Liabilities Liabilities, and the creditor concerned

Held by NatureCreditor
Self Mortgage on residential home Well Nigh Capital No. 1 Pty Ltd (via Mortgage Ezy)
Spouse or partner Mortgage on residential home Well Nigh Capital No. 1 Pty Ltd (via Mortgage Ezy)

7. Investments Bonds, debentures and like investments

Nothing declared

8. Accounts Savings and investment accounts

Held by NatureInstitution
Self Savings account (joint) Commonwealth Bank
Spouse or partner Savings account (joint) Commonwealth Bank
Dependent children Savings accounts Commonwealth Bank

9. Other assets Other assets each valued at over $7,500

Held by Nature
Self Australian Super account
Spouse or partner Australian Super account
Spouse or partner Life insurance policies from Prudential and New York Life

10. Other income Other substantial sources of income

Held by Nature
Self Royalties and payments related to writings
Spouse or partner Salary from the University of Canberra
Spouse or partner Dividends from shareholdings

11. Gifts Gifts above the $750 (official sources) or $300 (other sources) thresholds

Held by Details
Self Qantas, Rex and Virgin lounge memberships
Spouse or partner Qantas, Rex and Virgin lounge memberships

None of the 4 gift entries names a value. The register asks what was given, not what it was worth.

12. Sponsored travel Sponsored travel or hospitality over $300

Nothing declared

13. Memberships Membership of organisations where a conflict could arise (House); office-holding in, or donations of $300 or more a year to, any organisation (Senate)

Held by Organisation
Self Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in Australia
Self Fellow of IZA - Institute of Labor Economics
Self Fellow of the Economic Society of Australia
Self Fellow of the CESifo Research Network
Spouse or partner Member of the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects
Spouse or partner Member of the American Society of Landscape Architects

14. Other interests Any other interest that could give rise to a conflict

Nothing declared

Alterations

9 changes notified since lodgement, newest first. A plus marks an addition; a minus marks a deletion. Details use the wording of the declaration.

  1. Added 11. Gifts Entry into the 2026 Sydney Marathon facilitated by race sponsor Tata Consultancy Services. I paid the applicable registration fee personally. Tata Consultancy Services provided access to an entry place in the event. No registration fee or other associated race costs were paid by Tata Consultancy Services.
  2. Added 14. Other interests Donation by Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA) directly to Hands Across Canberra in appreciation of my contribution as a speaker at an AIIA event on 4 August 2026.
  3. Added 13. Memberships National Press Club (2026-27)
  4. Added 11. Gifts One year's membership to the National Press Club (provided by the Press Club as a gift for giving a speech there on 10 June 2026)
  5. Added 10. Other income Son works part-time at Woolworths. Dependent children
  6. Added 14. Other interests Serves as the ACT Government Landscape Architect Spouse or partner
  7. Added 10. Other income Salary from the ACT Government Spouse or partner
  8. Added 13. Memberships Member of the Institute for the Economy and the Future of Work, Rockwool Foundation Berlin (RFBerlin)
  9. Added 8. Accounts Wise account