From the desk of Andrew Wilkie MP
Time to pull the plug on pokies, opinion piece published in the Mercury, 20 June 2017
Andrew Wilkie says everyone knows the deal when it comes to gaming machines, even Federal Hotels. ONE of the fascinating revelations in James Boyce's new book, Losing Streak: How Tasmania was gamed by the gambling industry, is how Federal Hotels was once a fierce...
read morePush to outlaw fees for paper bills
The Independent Member for Denison, Andrew Wilkie, will introduce a Private Member’s Bill this morning that would prevent companies from charging a fee for providing bills in paper form, and prevent them from switching customers to electronic billing without the...
read moreAustralian Government guilty of human rights abuses
“The decision by the Australian Government to pay compensation to 1,905 Manus Island detainees is a stunning admission of the barbaric conditions in the detention centre,” Mr Wilkie said. “It’s unambiguous proof of the need to shut down all offshore processing...
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Andrew speaks about energy policy
Government blind to Hobart Airport risks
I condemn the Federal Government for refusing to order the Australian Federal Police to reinstate a permanent presence at Hobart Airport. The simple facts are that Australia’s terrorism threat is from home-grown extremists who are looking for soft and high-profile...
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Andrew speaks on school funding bill
The Wilkie Report May 2017
Australia reinforces Afghanistan failure
The Independent Member for Denison, Andrew Wilkie, discussed the decision to increase Australia’s commitment to the war in Afghanistan. “Either the Government thinks reinforcing defeat in Afghanistan is somehow a good idea, which would be ridiculous, or more likely it...
read moreThe Office of Andrew Wilkie MP
Hobart Office
188 Collins Street Hobart 7000
Phone (03) 6234 5255
Email andrew.wilkie.mp@aph.gov.au
Post GPO Box 32 HOBART TAS 7001
Office hours: 9am – 5pm
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Want to get in touch with Andrew?
- Drop into the office at 188 Collins Street Hobart or post a letter to GPO Box 32 Hobart 7001
- Phone 03 6234 5255 or email andrew.wilkie.mp@aph.gov.au
- Twitter, Facebook or book a Skype call
Drop by Andrew’s mobile office on the dates and locations below (weather permitting):
Friday 23 June 11:30am-1:30pm – Rosetta Montrose shopping precinct
Friday 30 June 11:30am-1:30pm – Glenorchy Main Road near police station
Friday 7 July 11:30am-1:30pm – Goodwood shops
Friday 14 July 11:30am-1:30pm – Chigwell shops
Friday 21 July 11:30am-1:30pm – Claremont Main Road near KFC
