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ALeighMP

About to farewell the Portugese President (on behalf of @JuliaGillard) at #Canberra airport. Got an apt Portugese send-off line? about 14 hours ago via web
With guest speaker Merv Hughes at the Belconnen Magpies annual lunch. twitter.com/ALeighMP/statu… about 14 hours ago via web
TTOOGOOD #bigsteps meeting with @ALeighMP this morning. Talking prof wages and handing over photo petition. #ecec @BigStepsACT twitter.com/TTOOGOOD/statu… about 15 hours ago via Photos on iOS Retweeted by ALeighMP and 1 other
Some #Olympics events that have been discontinued, inc duelling pistols, cricket, tug-of-war & obstacle swimming london2012.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/05/21/lon… about 17 hours ago via web
AIC report compares drug use of Aust & US arrestees. Half smoked cannabis. More meth users in Oz; more coke users in US aic.gov.au/en/publication… about 19 hours ago via web
At $29B, my Aust ineq ladder has Gina Reinhardt not 5.5km, but now 9km off the ground andrewleigh.com/blog/?p=2521 4:50 AM May 24th via web
Teach for Australia is looking for a Deputy CEO. Great org, and a first-rate CEO in Melodie Potts Rosevear teachforaustralia.org/content/join-t… @TeachForAU 3:46 AM May 24th via web
Short spch on the Girl Guides' Jamboree held recently in #Canberra andrewleigh.com/blog/?p=2656 11:47 PM May 23rd via web
meegan4molonglo Defence Families in #Gungahlin forum tomw. More orgs coming, mrng tea & lucky door prizes donated by local businesses! facebook.com/MeeganForMolon… 11:32 PM May 23rd via web Retweeted by ALeighMP and 1 other
My Inside Story essay on fewer murders, more prisoners & whether violent deaths rise w. a Republican in the White House inside.org.au/crimes-and-pun… 9:31 PM May 23rd via web
Online Opinion is running a feature on Labor's achievements. Click the 'contact us' link to contribute. onlineopinion.com.au/feature.asp?ye… 9:21 PM May 23rd via web
@imurch Agree, but I don't have enough staff to have one of them transcribing. Sorry! 6:24 PM May 23rd via web in reply to imurch
@aidanpbh Thanks - fixed. 6:23 PM May 23rd via web in reply to aidanpbh
Delightful chat w. @lindamottram @702sydney about Twitter, with mention of AusPolValentines andrewleigh.com/blog/?p=2199 & crowdsourced speeches. 5:17 PM May 23rd via web
Talking about twitter on ABC 702 now. 5:07 PM May 23rd via web
Why Aluminium is more affected by $1000/t world price drop than $1/t carbon price effect youtu.be/t14X0F2P6ME (w. @Kieran_Gilbert & @Birmo) 4:34 PM May 23rd via web
Spoke in Parlt about Oppn playing politics with debt ceiling andrewleigh.com/blog/?p=2647 (thanks @simonhowson 4 finding @JoeHockey inconsistency) 4:20 PM May 23rd via web
@willcroz_95 See cleanenergyfuture.gov.au 5:39 AM May 23rd via web in reply to willcroz_95
@SimonHowson You'll be pleased to know they got it right first time. 5:38 AM May 23rd via web in reply to SimonHowson
@SimonHowson My pleasure! 3:08 AM May 23rd via web in reply to SimonHowson

Name Andrew Leigh
Location Canberra, Australia
Web http://www.andrew...
Bio Federal Member for Fraser in the Australian Parliament, representing the fashionable right bank of the Molonglo River. Economist & author of Disconnected.