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                                                                   EXHIBIT 23(4)



                         Consent of Independent Auditors

We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in the
Registration Statement (Form S-4) and related Prospectus of Leucadia National
Corporation for the registration of 11,156,460 shares of its common stock and
11,000,000 shares of its common stock issuable pursuant to the contingent sale
rights and to the incorporation by reference therein of our report dated March
14, 2003, with respect to the consolidated financial statements and schedules of
WilTel Communications Group, Inc. included in its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for
the year ended December 31, 2002, filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.


                                                         Ernst & Young LLP



Tulsa, Oklahoma
September 2, 2003






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