Royal Commission blows lid on robodebt

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…

Federal Budget good as far as it goes but critically wounded by Stage 3 tax cuts and AFL stadium

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…

Statement on Star Entertainment Group being fined $260M for historical money laundering violations

“Good,” said the Independent Federal Member for Clark, Andrew Wilkie.  

Arts and culture funding must be protected

Andrew delivered a speech about the Tasmanian Government looking at the arts and culture sector for cost saving measures. See the full speech below:

Aged care needs human oversight

Andrew joined Independent Member for Mayo, Rebekha Sharkie, to discuss the Federal Government’s response to the Commonwealth Ombudsman’s report on the Aged Care Integrated Assessment Tool (IAT). “It’s hard to…

Raise our Voice in Parliament – cost of living

Andrew gave a speech on the cost of living written by a young constituent as part of the Raise Our Voice in Parliament campaign. You can watch or read his…

Parliament united in support for Helen Haines

One week on from the alleged attack on Helen Haines, MPs from across Parliament delivered statements in support of her. Andrew’s speech can be found below:

3.7 million Australians living in poverty

Andrew delivered a speech for Anti-Poverty Week which this year runs from 11 – 17 October. You can watch or read his speech below: “This year, Anti-poverty Week runs from…

Defence service reclassification needed

Andrew asked the Deputy Prime Minister the following question in Question Time. “Minister the decision to recategorise Rifle Company Butterworth is welcome. But other deployments remain in dispute, for example…

Private health insurance needs oversight

Andrew was joined by Dr Monique Ryan MP, Australian Medical Association President-elect Dr Michael Bonning and Australian Society of Ophthalmologists President Dr Peter Sumich to discuss a motion calling for…

Statement on Tasmanian Gambling Regulator’s regret over backsliding on gambling harm reduction

The testimony by the chair of the Tasmanian Liquor and Gaming Commission, Jenny Cranston, that the Tasmanian Government’s gambling reforms will be worse than no reform at all is a…