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…

A statement on Nyrstar

Nyrstar Hobart

Finally some tax reform to help the housing crisis

Andrew spoke on the Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Reform No. 1) Bill 2026, addressing the changes to negative gearing and capital gains tax and their impacts on the housing crisis…

Taxpayers left to fill big holes?

Andrew asked the Minister for Resources the following question about mine site remediation during Question Time: “Minister, in the 1990s, whistleblower Jim Leggate blew the lid on non-remediated mine sites…

NDIS Reform Bill

Andrew spoke on the Government’s NDIS reform bill, the National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Securing the NDIS for Future Generations) Bill 2026, and gave voice to a family that would…

More to do to address violence against women

Andrew asked the Prime Minister about men’s violence against women in Question Time. You can watch the question and answer here: “Prime Minister I acknowledge your government’s commitments and investments…

More action needed from Government on illegal Israeli settlements in Palestine

Andrew spoke on the need to take meaningful action to hold Israel and Israeli settlers to account for their treatment of Palestinians, particularly in illegally occupied Palestinian territories. You can watch…

A statement on the icebreaker fiasco

Read Andrew’s media release in response to Senate Estimates revelations about the Tasmanian Government’s bungled icebreaker refuelling solution below: What is it about red and white ships and the Tasmanian…

Defence and Veterans’ Workshop secure

Andrew asked the Minister for Veterans’ Affairs about to guarantee the future of the Defence and Veterans’ Workshop at Derwent Barracks, following the sale of the site. “Minister the Defence…

Time to act on human rights protections

Andrew tabled the Human Rights Bill 2026 in the Federal Parliament, seconded by Independent Member for Indi Helen Haines. You can watch his introductory speech below: This is the third…