From the desk of Andrew Wilkie
No real relief for those living on struggle street
Independent Member for Clark, Andrew Wilkie, says the Scrooge-like increase to the JobSeeker payment will do next to nothing to ease the pain for Australians living on struggle street. “Returning JobSeeker to the pre-pandemic level of $40 a day would have been...
Federal Government refuses to fix Bass Strait
Independent Member for Clark, Andrew Wilkie, said it was ridiculous the Federal Government had asked the Tasmanian Government to investigate itself and whether it was rorting the federally-funded Bring Your Car for Free promotion on its Spirit of Tasmania ferries....
Victorian Crown Casino Royal Commission: About bloody time
Independent Member for Clark, Andrew Wilkie, says the Victorian Royal Commission into Melbourne’s Crown Casino was the only credible option left open to the Victorian Government. “While it’s good news, it is long overdue,” Mr Wilkie said. “For decades a series of...
Ban duck hunting in Tasmania
Independent Member for Clark, Andrew Wilkie, today called for an end to duck hunting in Tasmania in a speech to Federal Parliament. “On the 6th of March the Tasmanian duck hunting season begins. Over the three-month season, it’s estimated that almost 50,000 ducks will...
Andrew tables climate petition – Government must ditch fossil fuels for good
Independent Member for Clark, Andrew Wilkie, will today present a petition in Federal Parliament calling on the Government to abandon its dangerous and short-sighted plan for a gas-led recovery from the pandemic-induced economic downturn. “Today I’m presenting a...
Andrew speaks about foreign ownership and national security in Federal Parliament
Outrageous that a foreign controlled company is storing our defence data until 2025. A broken government promise putting our national security at risk.
Asylum seekers and refugees are not criminals – their detention is immoral and illegal
Independent Member for Clark, Andrew Wilkie, will today introduce a Private Members Bill to end the unlawful mandatory detention of asylum seekers, refugees and non-citizens. The Ending Indefinite and Arbitrary Immigration Detention Bill would also have the effect of...
Statement on the Facebook news ban
Independent Member for Clark, Andrew Wilkie, says he’s surprised by the poor judgement shown by social media platform Facebook in removing Australian news content from its site. “While I would certainly not recommend using Facebook as a primary source for credible and...
No real relief for those living on struggle street
Independent Member for Clark, Andrew Wilkie, says the Scrooge-like increase to the JobSeeker payment will do next to nothing to ease the pain for Australians living on struggle street. “Returning JobSeeker to the pre-pandemic level of $40 a day would have been...
Federal Government refuses to fix Bass Strait
Independent Member for Clark, Andrew Wilkie, said it was ridiculous the Federal Government had asked the Tasmanian Government to investigate itself and whether it was rorting the federally-funded Bring Your Car for Free promotion on its Spirit of Tasmania ferries....
Victorian Crown Casino Royal Commission: About bloody time
Independent Member for Clark, Andrew Wilkie, says the Victorian Royal Commission into Melbourne’s Crown Casino was the only credible option left open to the Victorian Government. “While it’s good news, it is long overdue,” Mr Wilkie said. “For decades a series of...
Ban duck hunting in Tasmania
Independent Member for Clark, Andrew Wilkie, today called for an end to duck hunting in Tasmania in a speech to Federal Parliament. “On the 6th of March the Tasmanian duck hunting season begins. Over the three-month season, it’s estimated that almost 50,000 ducks will...
Andrew tables climate petition – Government must ditch fossil fuels for good
Independent Member for Clark, Andrew Wilkie, will today present a petition in Federal Parliament calling on the Government to abandon its dangerous and short-sighted plan for a gas-led recovery from the pandemic-induced economic downturn. “Today I’m presenting a...
Andrew speaks about foreign ownership and national security in Federal Parliament
Outrageous that a foreign controlled company is storing our defence data until 2025. A broken government promise putting our national security at risk.
Asylum seekers and refugees are not criminals – their detention is immoral and illegal
Independent Member for Clark, Andrew Wilkie, will today introduce a Private Members Bill to end the unlawful mandatory detention of asylum seekers, refugees and non-citizens. The Ending Indefinite and Arbitrary Immigration Detention Bill would also have the effect of...
Statement on the Facebook news ban
Independent Member for Clark, Andrew Wilkie, says he’s surprised by the poor judgement shown by social media platform Facebook in removing Australian news content from its site. “While I would certainly not recommend using Facebook as a primary source for credible and...
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