Independent Member for Clark, Andrew Wilkie, has welcomed the Federal Government’s announcement to provide a pathway to permanency for approximately 19,000 refugees on Temporary Protection Visas (TPVs) and Safe Haven…
Independent Member for Clark, Andrew Wilkie, delivered the above speech to Federal Parliament to oppose the bid to reauthorise offshore processing in Nauru.
Independent Member for Clark, Andrew Wilkie, asked the Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs, the Hon Andrew Giles MP, the following in Question Time recently. “Minister the ALP won…
A little girl in a flowery frock and pink tiara enjoying her fifth birthday with a koala-topped cake is an image guaranteed to soften even the hardest of hearts. But when…
The Independent Member for Clark, Andrew Wilkie, today re-introduced his Ending Indefinite and Arbitrary Immigration Detention Bill 2022, which would also effectively abolish offshore detention. The Bill was seconded by the Member…
Once again, both major parties pander to racism, bigotry and xenophobia for political gain. Shameful.
It’s costing the Australian tax-payer more than $350,000 per month to hold a single refugee in immigration detention on Nauru. Yes that’s right, $350,000 per month, or nearly $4.3m per year, for…
Independent Member for Clark, Andrew Wilkie, says Australia’s new memorandum of understanding with Nauru is a missed opportunity to reset our policy on irregular arrivals. “The Government’s barbaric continuation of…
With the stroke of a pen the Federal Government recently condemned Australia to continue the offshore processing of asylum seekers, when it signed a new agreement with Nauru to, and…