Julian Assange’s return home welcome

Independent Member for Clark, Andrew Wilkie, asked Prime Minister Anthony Albanese the following in Question Time. See above video for full question and response. “Prime Minister millions of people around…

Julian Assange finally free

“Millions of people around the world, and especially in Australia, will be thrilled that Julian Assange has finalised a plea deal with the United States Department of Justice and is…

Big win for Julian Assange case

Independent Member for Clark, Andrew Wilkie, discussed the United Kingdom High Court of Justice’s decision to grant Julian Assange permission to appeal against his extradition to the United States of…

Parliamentarians mobilise for whistleblowers

“Tuesday was a dark day in Australian history,” Mr Wilkie said. “David McBride was imprisoned for at least more than two years for providing documents to the ABC which revealed…

A Labor Budget … just

“This Government’s budgets have been markedly better than the budgets brought down by their predecessor. They are more compassionate, and we see evidence of that in this budget, with more…

Sentencing of Afghanistan War whistleblower David McBride

“Many Australians will be deeply disappointed to learn that Afghanistan War whistleblower David McBride has been jailed for a minimum of more than two years,” Independent Member for Clark, Andrew…

US assurance for Assange a fantasy

“The United States Government’s assurance that Julian Assange would have all the protections of a US citizen in a US court is obviously a fantasy. That Mr Assange will have…

US “considering” dropping Julian Assange charges

Independent Member for Clark, Andrew Wilkie, commented on US President Joe Biden’s comment that they were considering dropping the prosecution of Australian journalist Julian Assange. Mr Assange remains incarcerated in…

Wilkie speaks on the 2024 Tasmanian Election

Independent Member for Clark, Andrew Wilkie, discussed the important issues facing the community in the lead up to the 2024 Tasmanian election in a speech to the Federal Parliament. Please…