Political donation laws like wads of cash in brown paper bags
Trust in politicians and the political process is at an all-time low. The creation of the National Anti-Corruption Commission is a start to restoring this trust, but if we are to be fair dinkum about it, we must also legislate to require truth in political advertising, enhance our media freedom laws, provide better protections for whistleblowers and significantly overhaul our political donations framework. That’s why I’m re-introducing my Commonwealth Electoral Amendment (Cleaning up Political Donations) Bill.
Independent Member for Clark, Andrew Wilkie, delivered the following 90 second statement to the Parliament today. See above video for full statement. “The Aged Care Royal Commission gave people hope…
Australia’s record is shameful when it comes to miscarriages of justice. Indeed, you just have to look at Chamberlain, Keogh, Splatt, Wood, Mallard and Button to see how our criminal…
Independent Member for Clark, Andrew Wilkie, asked Prime Minister Anthony Albanese the following question. Please check against delivery. See video for full question and response. “Prime Minister it’s 20 years…
Independent Member for Clark, Andrew Wilkie, discussed the 20th anniversary of the invasion of Iraq. Mr Wilkie is the former Senior Intelligence Analyst who resigned a week before the invasion…
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