The many thousands of Australians who fell victim to Robodebt deserved answers, and their plight was summed up succinctly by today’s Royal Commission report which stated that: “Robodebt was a…
The Federal Budget goes some way to improving the situation in a myriad of important areas like Jobseeker, Parenting Payment, energy bill relief, aged care and Commonwealth Rent Assistance. The…
Andrew joined The Information Rights Project for Whistleblower Diaries. He talked about his experience as a whistleblower, what it costs to tell the truth in this country and what has…
In this webinar, Andrew speaks with host Noah Schultz-Byard from The Australia Institute and unpacks the latest political flashpoints on gambling and climate, how vested interests shape what happens in…
The AEC’s announcement of new electorate boundaries is a bold and necessary change to fix what really was an increasingly shambolic set of boundaries in Tasmania. I’m continually impressed by…
Politics with Michelle Grattan podcast interviewed Andrew on the need to go harder to curb gambling advertising and reduce gambling harm. It needs to be recognised that the Murphy parliamentary…
“Just when you thought the Northern Territory was the worst regulated jurisdiction in Australia and the perfect base for the online gambling companies, along comes the Tasmanian Government with the…
Today the Government introduced their long-awaited gambling “reforms”. What it turned out to be was useless legislation which will do almost nothing to prevent gambling advertising and protect vulnerable Australians…
Andrew delivered a speech to Parliament on the situation in Tibet, particularly the Chinese Government’s cultural repression of Tibetans. You can watch or read the speech below: “I recently met…
The Government has finally introduced their gambling reform bill. It was sadly disappointing. Andrew moved a motion calling on the PM to personally explain to Australians why protecting gambling companies,…
Andrew spoke in the parliament about the need for Government action to address gender-based violence against women and children, and shared stories from the community. You can watch his speech…