The Latest Breaking News from Andrew Leigh

Crackdown on 'dark' internet design on the cards

Sneaky web design tricks used by online providers to make it hard to cancel a subscription could be targeted to prevent a "race to the bottom in dodginess".

AAP · Apr 4, 2023

Roald Dahl rewrite shows need for new digital rules

Netflix's 'sensitivity' revisions of the Roald Dahl books is a result of market concentration and Australia will need new rules to cope, a minister said.

AAP · Mar 16, 2023

Right to repair changes floated as frustrated farmers count cost of harvest delays

The right to repair their equipment may soon be on the table for farmers, who say machinery breakdowns cost them dearly as they wait for company-specific technicians to arrive.

ABC News · Mar 12, 2023

Australia’s new $5 banknote will feature Indigenous history instead of King Charles

Government backs Reserve Bank decision to replace Queen Elizabeth II’s portrait with design ‘honouring culture and history of First Australians’

The Guardian - AU · Feb 2, 2023

Warning shot fired at hotel booking sites

Hotel booking websites are being placed on notice over their behaviour and other digital platforms have been warned they are are not exempt from Australian law.

AAP · Jan 27, 2023

Protest over rent hike at 'Big Fat Gypsy Weddings' caravan site

Travellers in mobile homes face a 12.4pc increase while those in social housing properties will pay seven per cent more

Wales Online · Jan 26, 2023

Rent hike at 'Big Fat Gypsy Weddings' caravan site 'leaves bad taste in mouth'

There will be a 12.4pc increase for Travellers living in mobile homes

Manchester Evening News · Jan 26, 2023

Excessive market power and markups lead to economic problems

It’s not easy, but Australia has an opportunity to boost productivity — the key to increasing living standards, Andrew Leigh writes.

The New Daily · Dec 26, 2022

Hotel booking sites actually make it hard to get cheap deals, but there’s a way around it

Booking sites have the perverse effect of keeping prices high, especially when the fees they charge hotels are taken into account.

The New Daily · Dec 13, 2022

Hotel booking sites actually make it hard to get cheap deals, but there's a way around it

Booking a place to stay on holidays has become a reflex action.

The Conversation · Dec 13, 2022