Celebrity and Tribute
Leunig was declared one of Australian Living Treasures by the National Trust of Australia in 1999.
There has also been a Leunig Melbourne tram.
The philosophical and mystical nature of his work was selected as one theme for the opening ceremony on 15 March 2006 of the 2006 Commonwealth Games held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Leunig's hometown of Melbourne. The principal character was a "boy and his duck", exploring the dreams and visions of a boy and Leunig was heard reading a stanza of his poem as a voice-over.
Leunig is the author of a popular Google theme.
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