Government must intervene to stop robotax

“It is pleasing to see that the Commonwealth Ombudsman and the Taxation Ombudsman have called out the Australian Taxation Office for their cold-blooded robotax campaign. “As I’ve said previously, the…

More income support needed for desperate Australians

Independent Member for Clark, Andrew Wilkie, seconded Independent Member for North Sydney, Kylea Tink’s, motion calling on the Federal Government to significantly increase income support payments above indexation. “Calling regular…

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…

Poverty reduction must be a key priority for Government

Independent Member for Clark, Andrew Wilkie, moved amendments to the Economic Inclusion Advisory Committee Bill 2023. “The amendments I introduced would insert poverty reduction into each of the listed matters…

Robodebt lives, this time in the ATO

Independent Member for Clark, Andrew Wilkie, discussed the concerns of tax agents and tax payers who have been issued notices of debts in a move eerily similar to the Centrelink…

Banks letting scam victims down terribly

Independent Member for Clark, Andrew Wilkie, delivered the following speech to the Federal Parliament. Please see above video for full speech. “Last year Australians lost over $3 billion to scams,…

Closing the chapter on Robodebt

Independent Member for Clark, Andrew Wilkie, has welcomed the Federal Government’s response to the Robodebt Royal Commission. “Robodebt was a catastrophic failure of government administration that destroyed the lives of…

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…

Stage 3 tax cuts completely out of step with community needs

New research that the Stage 3 tax cuts will do very little to help low and middle-income earners, but provide a huge windfall to high-income earners, highlights the deep unfairness…