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…

Referendum countdown welcome

Independent Member for Clark, Andrew Wilkie, has welcomed the announcement of 14 October 2023 as the date for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice to Parliament Referendum. “The policies…

Statement on the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice

Independent Member for Clark, Andrew Wilkie, spoke in the Federal Parliament in support of the Constitution Alteration (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice) 2023. Please see above video for full…

Indigenous ranger programs and Indigenous Protected Areas

Andrew supports Indigenous ranger programs and Indigenous Protected Areas (IPA), for instance because Indigenous people should have the right to care for their land with which they are culturally and…

Andrew in Parliament on Indigenous Land Rights, Closing the Gap & the Uluru Statement from the Heart

If the Federal Government is serious about ‘closing the gap’ then it is essential that First Nations people have a constitutionally-enshrined voice in the Parliament. We must listen to the…

Andrew speaks about the kunanyi/Mt Wellington cable car

Deputy Speaker, kunanyi/Mt Wellington is the heart and soul of Greater Hobart. Referred to by locals as “The Mountain”, it can be seen from many kilometers away and, along with…

Question to PM on Voice to Parliament

To our shame, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples remain one of the most incarcerated people in the world. Again this year the Closing the Gap Strategy Report showed no…

Bill of Rights introduced into Parliament

The Independent Member for Denison, Andrew Wilkie, will today introduce legislation in the Federal Parliament that would enshrine a Bill of Rights in Australian law. The bill is modelled closely…

A statement on the Northern Territory youth justice system

I am as appalled as everyone else at the abuse in the Northern Territory youth justice system revealed on Four Corners last night. There can be no doubt that this…