The Wilkie Report – Net-zero by 2050 is largely political bullshit

Well fair enough there’s so much attention on the international climate change summit in Glasgow. But frankly the obsession on net-zero emissions by 2050 is largely political bullshit and a…

The Wilkie Report September 2021: Asylum Seekers

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…

The Wilkie Report (August): Ending the live export trade

When the northern summer sailing ban lifts in a couple of weeks, live export ships carrying sheep will again be able to leave Australia for the Middle East. So once…

The Wilkie Report – July 2021 Housing

Hobart real estate is booming right now, with year on year growth higher than every other capital, except for Darwin. But for all the winners, there’s lots of losers, many…

The Wilkie Report June 2021

Now more than ever this country needs a strong and independent environmental regulator to turn around Australia’s unacceptable environmental decline, and to hold to account those responsible for the mess…

The Wilkie Report – May 2021: The gambling industry is a willing accomplice to crime, and it knows it.

Did you know that gambling companies have virtually no responsibility to keep an eye out for gambling addicts or stolen money? In fact the situation is even worse than that…

The Wilkie Report – Tasmanian State Election Independent’s Day

Tasmania is headed to the polls and it’s been great to witness the emergence of five strong independent candidates in the Hobart Glenorchy electorate of Clark. And not beyond time,…

The Wilkie Report March 2021 – Royal Commission into veterans’ suicides

The Australian Parliament has agreed to a motion calling on the Federal Government to establish a Royal Commission into Defence Force and veterans’ suicides. On the face of it this…

The Wilkie Report Feb 2021 – Crown Casino unfit to hold gambling license

Well finally it’s official. The NSW inquiry has found that Crown is not fit and proper to operate a casino in Sydney, some four years after I began revealing evidence…