Government challenged to fix insurance industry

Independent Member for Clark, Andrew Wilkie, asked the following question to Minister for Financial Services. “Minister the insurance industry is failing Australians. For instance, health insurance premiums are sky-high but…

NDIS pricing structure risking essential services

Independent Member for Clark, Andrew Wilkie, asked the Minister for Disability and the National Disability Insurance Scheme the following in Question Time. “Minister I’ve now met many allied health professionals…

Tanker-sized loopholes in our Russian sanctions

Shameful that the government dodged my question today on the rivers of Russian oil effectively supplying Australian bowsers.    It is an inconvenient truth, and it might be hard to…

Tasmanian Government leaves renters out in the cold

Independent Member for Clark, Andrew Wilkie, asked the following question of the Minister for Housing in the Federal Parliament. “Minister, in 2023, National Cabinet agreed on nine reforms under the…

Scams prevention should go further

Andrew questions the Minister for Financial Services about the lack of compensation for scam victims during a debate on their Scams Bill in Parliament.

Government in la la land over whistleblower protection

The Attorney-General’s effective denial that the Government is waging a war on whistleblowers, in response to a question from me today in Question Time, was patent nonsense. Frankly it’s a…

So yes, Government will bury headstone project

Today I asked the Federal Treasurer to commit to providing deductible gift recipient (DGR) status nationally to the Headstone Project. His long-winded political mumbo-jumbo answer can only be decoded to…

Labor continues to dodge discussion on gambling reform

The Prime Minister continues to dodge any meaningful discussion on gambling harm minimisation measures after avoiding answering my question on poker machine reform during Question Time today. The PM has…

Government must act to support LGBTIQA+ community

Independent Member for Clark, Andrew Wilkie asked Prime Minister Anthony Albanese the following in Question Time. Please see above video for full question and answer. “Prime Minister, in defending the…