Andrew Leigh wants you to think about death.
Not only is it good for your family, it could also leave your community better-off, the economist turned assistant charities minister says.
With more than $5 trillion expected to pass down the generations through wills and bequests over the next two decades, Dr Leigh hopes to make it easier to direct that money to charitable projects where it can make a real difference.
"Growing bequests requires culture, systems and trust," he will tell the National Press Club on Wednesday.
"The cultural part begins with more Australians feeling able to talk about death, wills and legacy. Families do better when hard conversations happen early. Communities do better when planning replaces confusion."
The Labor assistant minister - one of the party's only MPs not aligned with a faction - will outline a plan to encourage more Australians to leave bequests to charities in their wills.
