Parliamentarians unite to call for Julian Assange extradition to be dropped

48 Senators and MPs have signed a letter to United States Attorney-General, the Honourable Merrick Garland, to drop the extradition of Australian journalist Julian Assange. The letter was initiated by…

Wilkie sends RSL letter straight to Prime Minister

Independent Member for Clark, Andrew Wilkie, has forwarded RSL Tasmania’s letter addressed to Premier Jeremy Rockliff opposing the Macquarie Point stadium to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. “I believe the RSL’s…

Consumer watchdog asked to investigate allegations of price gouging in Tasmania

Independent Member for Clark, Andrew Wilkie, has written to the Australian Competition Commission asking for an investigation into reports of price gouging in Tasmania, where people are being hit with…

Stop the spin and address the human misery caused by pokies

Talking Point published in the Mercury newspaper 3 September 2020. Just as seatbelts and drink driving laws made cars safer, we need measures to make poker machines safer. The tragic…

Australia’s treatment of asylum seeker is cruel, inhumane and a waste of taxpayers’ money

The Australian Government’s treatment of asylum seekers, in both onshore and offshore detention, continues to be cruel and inhumane. It is also a waste of taxpayers’ money.

Foreign acquisition of water entitlements

We live in a drought-prone country where water is one of our most precious commodities. It is ludicrous that, on their own, water entitlements do not require Foreign Investment Review…

Tasmanians continue to be ripped off at the bowser

A Talking Point published in the Mercury Newspaper 16 May 2020. Governments let Tasmanians be ripped off year after year, says Andrew Wilkie. In the last couple of months you’ve…

Coronavirus tracing app

The coronavirus tracing app worries me. The low take-up rate the Government hopes for will be ineffective, give people a false sense of safety and encourage them to drop their…

Federal Government’s COVID-19 stimulus package

Federal Parliament will sit today to pass the JobKeeper package. My letter will be tabled in the House of Representatives today to highlight some of the issues that must be…